2 Kings 25:10

10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

2 Kings 25:10 in Other Translations

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

10 Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

10 He put the Babylonian troops he had with him to work knocking down the city walls.

10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were [with] the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

10 The entire Babylonian army that was with the captain of the guard tore down the walls around Jerusalem.

10 The whole Chaldean army [with] the commander of the guards tore down the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

10 The armies of Babylonia broke down the walls around Jerusalem. That's what the commander told them to do.

2 Kings 25:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:10

(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:8)

2 Kings 25:10 In-Context

8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

9 He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.

10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.

12 But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 1:3; Jeremiah 50:15