Jeremías 52:24

24 El comandante de la guardia tomó presos a Seraías, sacerdote principal, a Sofonías, sacerdote de segundo rango, y a los tres porteros.

Jeremías 52:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:24

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest,
&c.] That is, out of the temple, where he was ministering, or fled for safety; this is supposed to be the father of Ezra, ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 ) ( Ezra 7:1 ) ; and Zephaniah the second priest:
or deputy priest: the "sagan" of the priests, as the Targum calls him, who was deputed to minister for the high priest, in case anything happened which hindered him from officiating; such an one there always was in later times on the day of atonement, as appears from the Misna ^F6; this man is thought to be the same with Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, ( Jeremiah 21:1 ) ( 29:25 ) ; and the three keepers of the door;
that is, of the temple. The Targum calls them three "amarcalin"; who had, as Jarchi says, the keys of the court committed to them. The number seems better to agree with the "gizbarim" or treasurers; of whom, it is said, they never appoint less than three treasurers, and seven "amarcalin" ^F7.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.
F7 Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 2.

Jeremías 52:24 In-Context

22 El capitel de bronce que estaba encima de cada columna medía dos metros de altura y estaba decorado alrededor con una red y con granadas de bronce. Las dos columnas tenían el mismo adorno.

23 De cada columna pendían noventa y seis granadas, y las granadas que estaban alrededor de la red eran cien en total.

24 El comandante de la guardia tomó presos a Seraías, sacerdote principal, a Sofonías, sacerdote de segundo rango, y a los tres porteros.

25 De los que quedaban en la ciudad, apresó al oficial encargado de las tropas, a siete de los servidores personales del rey, al cronista principal del ejército, encargado de reclutar soldados de entre el pueblo, y a sesenta ciudadanos que todavía estaban dentro de la ciudad.

26 Después de apresarlos, Nabuzaradán, comandante de la guardia, se los llevó al rey de Babilonia, que estaba en Riblá.