2 Kings 25:19

19 And out of the city he took a chamberlain that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the host, who enrolled the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.

2 Kings 25:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:19

(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:18)

2 Kings 25:19 In-Context

17 The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the capital three cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass: and similarly for the second pillar with the network.

18 And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

19 And out of the city he took a chamberlain that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the host, who enrolled the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.

20 And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

21 and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or 'eunuch.'
• [b]. Or 'scribe-in-chief.'