Bible Strands
2 Kings 25:20
Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, transports the captured Judahite officials and companions to the king of Babylon at Riblah after their seizure in Jerusalem.
The words — The Hebrew וַיִּקַּח (va-yi-kach) means "and he took," while רַב טַבָּחִים (rav tabbachim) literally translates to "chief of the slaughterers."
The thread — This Riblah transfer parallels Jeremiah 52:26 and echoes the earlier royal captivity at Riblah in 2 Kings 23:33.
Why it lands — The text records the administrative handover of Judah's leadership to Babylonian authority, concluding the narrative of their removal from the land.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Nebuzar–adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 23:33 And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- Jeremiah 52:26 Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
- Lamentations 4:16 The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.