Jeremías 52:24

24 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, se llevó consigo como prisioneros al sumo sacerdote Seraías, al sacerdote de segundo rango Sofonías, y a los tres porteros principales.

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 en la parte superior de cada columna era de casi dos metros y medio
de altura y estaba decorado alrededor con una red de granadas hecha de bronce.

23 Había noventa y seis granadas a los lados, y un total de cien en la red alrededor de la parte superior.

24 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, se llevó consigo como prisioneros al sumo sacerdote Seraías, al sacerdote de segundo rango Sofonías, y a los tres porteros principales.

25 De la gente que seguía escondida en la ciudad, se llevó a un oficial que había estado al mando del ejército judío, a siete de los consejeros personales del rey, al secretario principal del comandante del ejército, quien estaba a cargo del reclutamiento, y a otros sesenta ciudadanos.

26 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los llevó a todos ante el rey de Babilonia, que se encontraba en Ribla.