2 Raja-raja 25:8-11

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

25:8 On the seventh ¹  day of the fifth month, ²  in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard ³  who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. ⁴  25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. ⁵  25:10 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 25:11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. ⁶ 

[25:8]  ¹ tn The parallel account in Jer 52:12 has “tenth.”

[25:8]  ² sn The seventh day of the month would have been August 14, 586 b.c. in modern reckoning.

[25:8]  ³ tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2, and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.

[25:8]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”

[25:11]  ⁶ tc The MT has “the multitude.” But הֶהָמוֹן (hehamon) should probably be emended to הֶאָמוֹן (he’amon).