And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
and the walls of Jerusalem round about have all the forces of the Chaldeans, who are with the chief of the executioners, broken down.
And all the army of the Chaldeans that were with the captain of the body-guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC