2 Kings 25:12
25:11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. fugitives: Heb. fallen awayBut the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
KJV
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
What does 2 Kings 25:12 mean?
2 Kings 25:12 is a verse in the book of 2 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רַב (rab), טַבָּח (ṭabbâch), שָׁאַר (shâʼar). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. scribe: or, secretary
2 Kings 22:13Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. wardrobe: Heb. garments in the: or, in the second part
2 Chronicles 26:22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
Isaiah 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Isaiah 2:1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 37:2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Matthew 4:14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Kings 25:12.
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day
Jeremiah 52:15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
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What does 2 Kings 25:12 say?
2 Kings 25:12 (King James Version) reads: "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
Is 2 Kings 25:12 in the Old or New Testament?
2 Kings 25:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Kings.
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