Bible Strands
2 Kings 25:19
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian captain of the guard, seizes remaining Jerusalemite officials and soldiers immediately after the city's destruction and before transporting them to Riblah (2 Kings 25:18; 25:20).
The words — The Hebrew לָקַח (la.Kach) means "he took," while סָרִיס (sa.Ris) denotes a "court-official" or eunuch, marking the systematic removal of civic leadership (2 Kings 25:19).
The thread — The capture of royal advisors parallels the seven princes before Ahasuerus in Esther 1:14, showing how foreign rulers systematically replace local authority with their own appointed officials.
Why it lands — The text records the precise dismantling of Judah's remaining structure, demanding recognition that political and religious autonomy ends when divine judgment executes through historical agents.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Esther 1:14 His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.