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2 Kings 25:5

but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

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ASV

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

KJV

And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.Fuand they pursuedH7291 →
חֵיל־cheil-[the] army ofH2428 →
כַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778 →
אַחַ֣ר'a.CharafterH310 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guand they overtookH5381 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
בְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.Votin [the] plains ofH6160 →
יְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoJerichoH3405 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy hisH2428 →
נָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuthey were scatteredH6327 →
מֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.Lavfrom with <the> himH5921 →

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Ezekiel 17:21All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’Jeremiah 39:5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.Jeremiah 24:8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.Amos 2:14–16Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.Jeremiah 52:8but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.2 Kings 25:4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,Joshua 4:13About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

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