2 Kings 25:20
Strong's Lexicon
Nebuzaradan
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן (nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5018: Nebuzaradan = 'Nebo has given seed' 1) a general of Nebuchadnezzar's army at the capture of Jerusalem

the captain
רַב־ (raḇ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

of the guard
טַבָּחִ֑ים (ṭab·bā·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2876: 1) executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman 1a) cook (who also killed the animal for food) 1b) guardsmen, bodyguard

took
וַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

them
אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

and brought
וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ (way·yō·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

them
אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the king
מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

of Babylon
בָּבֶ֖ל (bā·ḇel)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 894: Babel or Babylon = 'confusion (by mixing)' 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

at Riblah.
רִבְלָֽתָה׃ (riḇ·lā·ṯāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7247: Riblah = 'fertility' 1) a place on the eastern boundary of Israel 2) a town in the land of Hamath on the great road between Babylon and Palestine

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Young's Literal Translation
and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

New American Standard Bible
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

King James Bible
And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

New Living Translation
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

English Standard Version
And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

New American Standard Bible
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

King James Bible
And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

International Standard Version
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them to the king of Babylon at Riblah,

NET Bible
Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

American Standard Version
And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

English Revised Version
And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Young's Literal Translation
and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,
















Cross References
2 Kings 23:33
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

2 Kings 25:8
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:

Jeremiah 39:9
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

Jeremiah 52:26
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

2 Kings 1:1
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Kings 25:19
And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

2 Kings 25:18
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

2 Kings 25:17
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

2 Kings 25:21
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

2 Kings 25:22
And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

2 Kings 25:23
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
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