2 Kings 25:9

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.

2 Kings 25:9 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 And he burned the house of the LORD and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.
The Message Bible (MSG)
9 He burned The Temple of God to the ground, went on to the royal palace, and then finished off the city - burned the whole place down.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9 And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
9 He burned down the LORD's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
9 He burned the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 Nebuzaradan set the LORD's temple on fire. He also set fire to the royal palace and all of the houses in Jerusalem. He burned down every important building.

2 Kings 25:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:9

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2 Kings 25:9 In-Context

7 They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
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.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 60:7; Isaiah 63:15,18; Isaiah 64:11
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 13:16; Nehemiah 1:3; Psalms 74:3-8; Psalms 79:1; Jeremiah 2:15; Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 26:6,18; Lamentations 4:11; Amos 2:5; Micah 3:12
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