2 Kings 25:1
Legacy Standard Bible
Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem
25 (A)Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his military force, against Jerusalem, and he camped against it and (C)built a siege wall all around [a]it.
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- 2 Kings 25:1 Lit against it
2 Kings 25:1
King James Version
25 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
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2 Kings 25:1
New King James Version
The Fall and Captivity of Judah(A)
25 Now it came to pass (B)in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around.
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2 Kings 25:1
English Standard Version
Fall and Captivity of Judah
25 (A)And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. (C)And they built siegeworks all around it.
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2 Kings 25:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls beside (B)the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And [a]they went by way of the Arabah.
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- 2 Kings 25:4 As in some ancient mss and versions; M.T. he
2 Kings 25:4
King James Version
4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
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2 Kings 25:4
New King James Version
4 Then (A)the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And (B)the king[a] went by way of the [b]plain.
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- 2 Kings 25:4 Lit. he
- 2 Kings 25:4 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
2 Kings 25:4
English Standard Version
4 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by (A)the king's garden, and (B)the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the (C)Arabah.
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