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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 away
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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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.

25:13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

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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But
the
captainרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
of
the
guardטַבָּחṭabbâch/tab-bawkh'/H2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
leftשָׁאַרshâʼar/shaw-ar'/H7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
of
the
poorדַּלָּהdallâh/dal-law'/H1803properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent
of
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
to
be
vinedressersכֹּרֵםkôrêm/ko-rame'/H3755a vinedresser
and
husbandmen.יָגַבyâgab/yaw-gab'/H3009to dig or plow

Commentary on 2 Kings 25:12

HENRY_FULL · 2 Kings 25:12
the foregoing chapter, and left it besieged, insulted, threatened, terrified, and just ready to be swallowed up by the Assyrian army. But in this chapter we have an account of its glorious deliverance, not by sword or bow, but by prayer and prophecy, and by the hand of an angel. I. Hezekiah, in great concern, sent to the prophet Isaiah, to desire his prayers ( ver. 1-5 ) and received from him an answer of peace, ver. 6, 7 . II. Sennacherib sent a letter to Hezekiah to fright him into a surrender, ver. 8-13 . III. Hezekiah thereupon, by a very solemn prayer, recommended his case to God, the righteous Judge, and begged help from him, ver. 14-19 . IV. God, by Isaiah, sent him a very comfortable message, assuring him of deliverance, ver. 20-34 . V. The army of the Assyrians was all cut off by an angel and Sennacherib himself slain by his own sons, ver. 35-37 . And so God glorified himself and saved his people. Hezekiah's Sends to Isaiah. ( b. c. 710.) 1 An

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Kings 18:18

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 22:13

Go 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 22:14

So 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 26:22

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

Isaiah 1:1

The 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 2:1

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Isaiah 37:2

And 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 4:14

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

Luke 3:4

As 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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JerusalemNebuzar-AdanVineyards

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Kings 25:12.

Jeremiah 52:16

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Genesis 6:5

And 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 52:15

Then 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."

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2 Kings 25:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Kings.

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