Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. New Living Translation He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city. English Standard Version And he burned the house of the LORD and the king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. Berean Standard Bible He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. King James Bible And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. New King James Version He burned the house of the LORD and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. New American Standard Bible And he burned the house of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. NASB 1995 He burned the house of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. NASB 1977 And he burned the house of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. Legacy Standard Bible And he burned the house of Yahweh, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. Amplified Bible He burned the house (temple) of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. Christian Standard Bible He burned the LORD’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses. Holman Christian Standard Bible He burned the LORD’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses. American Standard Version And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he burned his house of LORD JEHOVAH and the house of the King and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every house of the Princes he burned in fire. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every house did the captain of the guard burn. Contemporary English Version Nebuzaradan burned down the LORD's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses. Douay-Rheims Bible And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every house he burnt with fire. English Revised Version And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation He burned down the LORD's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down. Good News Translation He burned down the Temple, the palace, and the houses of all the important people in Jerusalem, International Standard Version and set fire to the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He even incinerated the lavish homes. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man's house, burnt he with fire. Literal Standard Version and he burns the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, indeed, he has burned every great house with fire; Majority Standard Bible He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. New American Bible He burned the house of the LORD, the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem (every noble house); he destroyed them by fire. NET Bible He burned down the LORD's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. New Revised Standard Version He burned the house of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. New Heart English Bible He burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire. Webster's Bible Translation And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house he burnt with fire. World English Bible He burned Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every great house with fire. Young's Literal Translation and he burneth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, yea, every great house he hath burned with fire; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Temple Destroyed8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. 9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem— every significant building. 10And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.… Cross References 1 Kings 9:8 And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?' 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. Psalm 74:3 Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. Psalm 74:7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. Psalm 79:1 The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. Isaiah 64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. Jeremiah 17:27 But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.'" Treasury of Scripture And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. he burnt. 1 Kings 9:8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 2 Chronicles 36:19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. Psalm 74:3-7 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary… the king's. Jeremiah 34:22 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant. Jeremiah 37:8,10 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire… Jeremiah 39:8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Building Burned Burneth Burnt Fire Great House Houses Important Jerusalem King's Palace Royal TempleJump to Next Building Burned Burneth Burnt Fire Great House Houses Important Jerusalem King's Palace Royal Temple2 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. (9) He burnt the house . . . king's house.--Which were in the upper city. (There should be a semicolon after "king's house.") And every great man's house.--Omit man's. The phrase limits the preceding one, "all the houses of Jerusalem," that is to say, "every great house" (2Chronicles 36:19, "all her palaces"). The common houses were spared for the poor who were left (2Kings 25:12). Verse 9. - And he burnt the house of the Lord. After it had stood, according to Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:8. § 5), four hundred and seventy years six months and ten days. This calculation, however, seems to exceed the truth. Neither the Assyrians nor the Babylonians had any regard for the gods of other nations. They everywhere burnt the temples, plundered the shrines, and carried off the images as trophies of victory. In the temple of Jerusalem they would find no images except those of the two cherubim (1 Kings 6:23-28), which they probably took away with them. And the king's house (see 1 Kings 7:1, 8-12; 2 Kings 11:16). The royal palace was, perhaps, almost as magnificent as the temple; and its destruction was almost as great a loss to art. It doubtless contained Solomon's throne of ivory (1 Kings 10:18), to which there was an ascent by six steps, with two sculptured lions on each step. And all the houses of Jerusalem. This statement is qualified by the words of the following clause, which show that only the houses of the princes and great men were purposely set on fire. Many of the remaining habitations may have perished in the conflagration, but some probably escaped, and were inhabited by "the poor of the land." And every great man's house burnt he with fire (comp. 2 Chronicles 36:19, where the Chaldeans are said to have burnt "all the palaces").Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He burned downוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (way·yiś·rōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the royal הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king palace, בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the houses בָּתֵּ֧י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jerusalem— יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every significant גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent building. בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house Links 2 Kings 25:9 NIV2 Kings 25:9 NLT 2 Kings 25:9 ESV 2 Kings 25:9 NASB 2 Kings 25:9 KJV 2 Kings 25:9 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 25:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 25:9 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 25:9 French Bible 2 Kings 25:9 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 25:9 He burnt the house of Yahweh (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |