Jeremiah 39:3
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| Overview - Jeremiah 39 | |
| 1 | Jerusalem is taken. |
| 4 | Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon. |
| 8 | The city laid in ruins, |
| 9 | and the people captivated. |
| 11 | Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah. |
| 15 | God's promise to Ebed-melech. |
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Jeremiah 39:3 (King James Version)
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
- all the
- 1:15 21:4 38:17
- Nergalsharezer
- 13 ; 2 Kings 17:30
- Sarsechim
- These were the principal commanders; but Dr. Blayney thinks that, instead of six persons, we have in reality but three, as the name that follows each is the title of the office. Thus Nergal-Sharezer, who was Samgar-nebo, or keeper, i
- e., priest of Nebo; Sarsechim, who was Rab-saris, or chief eunuch; and Nergal-sharezer, who was Rab-mag, or chief magi; as the words {mog} in Persian, {magoos} in Arabic, {magooshai} in Syriac,
- and [magos
,] in Greek, signify; and we learn from Justin and Curtius that the magi attended the king in war.