2 Kings 25:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.”
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“The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him--judgment.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 25:6 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 23:33And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 21:7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
- Jeremiah 32:4Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.
- Jeremiah 34:21And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.
- Jeremiah 38:23All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
- Jeremiah 52:9The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
- Lamentations 4:19Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
- Ezekiel 17:20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
- Ezekiel 21:25And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
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