1 A child of one and twenty years was Sedecias when he began to reign: and eleven years he reigned in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremie of Lobna.
1 Sedecias ¹was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias of Lobna.
2 And he did evil in the eyes of our Lord, according to all things that Joakim had done.
2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done.
3 Because the fury of our Lord was against Jerusalem, & against Juda, till he cast them away from his face: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.
3 For the wrath of the Lord was against Jerusalem, and against Juda, till he cast them out from his presence: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.
4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth of the month, came Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, himself and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it, and built against it munitions round about.
4 ²And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it, and built forts against it round about.
5 And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedecias.
5 And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedecias.
6 And in the fourth month, the ninth of the month, a famine possessed the city: and there were no victuals for the people of the land.
6 And in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a famine overpowered the city: and there was no food for the people of the land.
7 And a breach was made into the city, and all the men of war fled, and went out of the city in the night by the way of the gate that is between the two walls, and leadeth to the king's garden (the Chaldees besieging the city round about) & they departed by the way, that leadeth into the wilderness.
7 And the city was broken up, and the men of war fled, and went out of the city in the night by the way of the gate that is between the two walls, and leadeth to the king’s garden (the Chaldeans besieging the city round about) and they went by the way that leadeth to the wilderness.
8 But the army of the Chaldees pursued the king: and they apprehended Sedecias in the desert, which is beside Jericho: and all his train fled scattering from him.
8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king: and they overtook Sedecias in the desert which is near Jericho: and all his companions were scattered from him.
9 And when they had taken the king, they brought him to the king of Babylon into Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath; and he spake to him judgements.
9 And when they had taken the king, they carried him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him.
10 And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Sedecias before his eyes: yea & all the Princes of Juda he slew in Reblatha.
10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias before his eyes: and he slew all the princes of Juda in Reblatha.
11 And he plucked out the eyes of Sedecias, & bound him with fetters, & the king of Babylon brought him into Babylon: and he put him in the prison house even to the day of his death.
11 And he put out the eyes of Sedecias, and bound him with fetters, and the king of Babylon brought him into Babylon, and he put him in prison till the day of his death.
12 And in the fifth month, the tenth of the month, the same is the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon: came Nabuzardan the Prince of the warfare, who stood before the king of Babylon in Jerusalem.
12 And in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, the same is the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan the general of the army, who stood before the king of Babylon in Jerusalem.
13 And he burnt the house of our Lord. And the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great house he burnt with fire.
13 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great house he burnt with fire.
14 And all the host of the Chaldees that was with the Prince of the warfare, destroyed all the wall of Jerusalem round about.
14 And all the army of the Chaldeans that were with the general broke down all the wall of Jerusalem round about.
15 But of the poor of the people, and of the rest of the vulgar sort, which remained in the city, and of the fugitives, that were fled to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, Nabuzardan the Prince of the warfare transported.
15 But Nabuzardan the general carried away captives some of the poor people, and of the rest of the common sort who remained in the city, and of the fugitives that were fled over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
16 But of the poor of the land Nabuzardan the prince of the warfare left some to be dressers of vineyards, and husbandmen.
16 But of the poor of the land, Nabuzardan the general left some for vinedressers, and for husbandmen.
17 The brazen pillars also, that were in the house of our Lord, and the feet, and the sea of brass, that was in the house of our Lord, the Chaldees brake: and they took all the brass of them into Babylon.
17 The Chaldeans also broke in pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass that was in the house of the Lord: and they carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
18 And the kettles, and the fleshhooks, and the psalteries, and the phials, and the little mortars, and all the brazen vessels, that had been in the ministry, they took:
18 And they took the caldrons, and the flesh hooks, and the psalteries, and the bowls, and the little mortars, and all the brazen vessels that had been used in the ministry: and
19 and the water pots, and the censers, and the pitchers, and the basins, and the candlesticks, & the mortars, & the goblets: as many as of gold, of gold, & as many as of silver, of silver, did the Prince of the warfare take:
19 The general took away the pitchers, and the censers, and the pots, and the basins, and the candlesticks, and the mortars, and the cups: as many as were of gold, in gold: and as many as were of silver, in silver:
20 and two pillars, & one sea, & twelve oxen of brass, that were under the feet, which king Salomon had made in the house of our Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all these vessels.
20 And the two pillars, and one sea, and twelve oxen of brass that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all these vessels.
21 And concerning the pillars, there were eighteen cubits of height in one pillar: & a cord of twelve cubits did compass it about: moreover the thickness thereof, of four fingers, and within it was hollow.
21 And concerning the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high: and a cord of twelve cubits compassed it about: but the thickness thereof was four fingers, and it was hollow within.
22 And the little heads of brass upon both: the height of one little head, of five cubits: and the little nets, and the pomegranates upon the crown round about, all of brass. Likewise of the second pillar, & the pomegranates.
22 And chapiters of brass were upon both: and the height of one chapiter was five cubits: and network, and pomegranates were upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The same of the second pillar, and the pomegranates.
23 And there were ninety six pomegranates hanging down: and all the pomegranates an hundred, were compassed with little nets.
23 And there were ninety-six pomegranates hanging down: and the pomegranates being a hundred in all, were compassed with network.
24 And the master of the warfare took Saraias the chief Priest, and Sophonias the second Priest: and the three keepers of the entry.
24 And the general took Saraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and the three keepers of the entry.
25 And of the city he took one eunuch, that was chief over the men of war: and seven men of them, that saw the king's face, that were found in the city: and a scribe the captain of the soldiers, who tried the young soldiers: and three score of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
25 He also took out of the city one eunuch that was chief over the men of war: and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, that were found in the city: and a scribe, an officer of the army who exercised the young soldiers: and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
26 And Nabuzardan the Prince of the warfare took them, and he brought them to the king of Babylon into Reblatha.
26 And Nabuzardan the general took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha.
27 And the king of Babylon struck them: and he killed them in Reblatha in the land of Emath: and Juda was transported from his land.
27 And the king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death in Reblatha, in the land of Emath: and Juda was carried away captive out of his land.
28 This is the people, which Nabuchodonosor transported: In the seventh year, Jews three thousand and twenty three.
28 This is the people whom Nabuchodonosor carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand and twenty-three Jews.
29 In the eighteenth year of Nabuchodonosor from Jerusalem souls eight hundred thirty two.
29 In the eighteenth year of Nabuchodonosor, eight hundred and thirty-two souls from Jerusalem.
30 In the three and twentieth year of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuzardan the Prince of the warfare transported of the Jews seven hundred forty five souls. All the souls therefore were four thousand six hundred.
30 In the three and twentieth year of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuzardan the general carried away of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five souls. So all the souls were four thousand six hundred.
31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the transmigration of Joachin the king of Juda, the twelfth month, the five and twentieth of the month, Evilmerodach the king of Babylon lifted up in the very year of his reign, the head of Joachin the king of Juda, and he brought him out of the prison house.
31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth ³year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month, the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda, and brought him forth out of prison.
32 And he spake with him good things, & he set his throne above the thrones of the kings, that were after himself in Babylon.
32 And he spoke kindly to him, and he set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
33 And he changed his prison garments, and he did eat bread before him always all the days of his life.
33 And he changed his prison garments, and he ate bread before him always all the days of his life.
34 And his allowance of meat, a continual provision of meat was given him by the king of Babylon, every day a certain, even unto the day of his death, all the days of his life.
34 And for his diet a continual provision was allowed him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion, until the day of his death, all the days of his life.