The Meaning of 2 Kings 25:8 Explained

2 Kings 25:8

KJV: And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

YLT: And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month (it is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners, servant of the king of Babylon, come to Jerusalem,

Darby: And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, servant of the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;

ASV: Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem.

Discover 2 Kings 25:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 25:8?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 25:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 25:8?

What is the context of 2 Kings 25:8?

Jerusalem Is Sacked and the Temple Burned (2 Kings 25:8-12)
Jerusalem is Burned and the Temple Demolished (2 Kings 25:8-17)
Jerusalem Destroyed (2 Kings 25:8-21)
The Temple Destroyed (2 Kings 25:8-21)
Jerusalem Burned and Plundered (2 Kings 25:8-21)
The Fall and Captivity of Judah (2 Kings 25:1-21)
Fall and Captivity of Judah (2 Kings 25:1-21)
The Fall of Jerusalem(C)(D)(E) (2 Kings 25:1-26)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the fifth month, on the seventh [day] of the month, which [is] the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

What does 2 Kings 25:8 Mean?

Study Notes

fifth
i.e. August.

Context Summary

2 Kings 25:1-12 - The Captivity Made Complete

As the final catastrophe approaches, the historian becomes more minute in his dates, marking the month and the day. From Ezekiel 24:1 we gather that on the very day when the foe made his appearance before Jerusalem, the fact was revealed to Ezekiel in Babylon, and the fate of the city made clear. Jeremiah besought Zedekiah to submit, but to no purpose, Jeremiah 38:17. The siege lasted eighteen months, and its calamities may be gathered from Lamentations 2:20-21; Lamentations 4:3-20. Finally famine triumphed, Lamentations 4:8; Lamentations 4:10; Ezekiel 5:10. A third of the population perished of hunger and plague, Ezekiel 5:12.

Such is the divine judgment upon sin. God pleads long with man, but if man will not turn, then God whets His sword, and becomes terrible in His retribution. Amid all this catastrophe, however, we recall the tears of the book of Lamentations, like those of Jesus afterward. There is that in God which sorrows as He chastises, and causes Him to say, "How shall I make thee as Admah, and set thee as Zeboim?" Deuteronomy 29:23; Hosea 11:8. Notice how, in putting out the eyes of Zedekiah, two prophecies which appeared to be contradictory were reconciled and fulfilled, Jeremiah 32:5; Jeremiah 34:3; and Ezekiel 12:13. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 25

¹ Jerusalem is besieged
⁴ Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out
⁸ Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;
¹³ and carries away the treasures
¹⁸ The nobles are slain at Riblah
²² Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt
²⁷ Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:8 mean?

And in the month fifth on [day] seven of the month that [was] the year nine [and] ten year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard a servant of the king of Babylon to Jerusalem

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֞א נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן רַב־ טַבָּחִ֛ים עֶ֥בֶד מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ	And in the month
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙	fifth
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: חֲמִישִׁי Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה	on [day] seven
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ	of the month
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הִ֗יא	that [was]
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
שְׁנַת֙	the year
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
תְּשַֽׁע־	nine
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: תֵּשַׁע Sense: nine, nonad.
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה	[and] ten
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
שָׁנָ֔ה	year
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	of King
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר	Nebuchadnezzar
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Sense: the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive.
מֶֽלֶךְ־	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֑ל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
בָּ֞א	came
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן	Nebuzaradan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן Sense: a general of Nebuchadnezzar’s army at the capture of Jerusalem.
רַב־	the captain
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great.
טַבָּחִ֛ים	of the guard
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: טַבָּח Sense: executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman.
עֶ֥בֶד	a servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
מֶֽלֶךְ־	of the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֖ל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם	to Jerusalem
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

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