KJV King James Version
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
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2 Kings 25:18
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
WEB World English Bible
The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
ASV American Standard Version
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 25
15 And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as [were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 The height of the one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it [was] brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land [that were] found in the city:
20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
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וַיִּקַּ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeרַב־H7227 · ravmanyטַבָּחִ֗יםH2876 · tab.bachguardאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׂרָיָה֙H8304 · se.ra.yahSeraiahכֹּהֵ֣ןH3548 · ko.henpriestהָרֹ֔אשׁH7218 · roshheadוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צְפַנְיָ֖הוּH6846 · tse.phan.yahZephaniahכֹּהֵ֣ןH3548 · ko.henpriestמִשְׁנֶ֑הH4932 · mish.nehSecond [Quarter]וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeשֹׁמְרֵ֥יH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyהַסַּֽף׃H5592 · saphbasin
Cross-references
Ezra 7:1Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,Jeremiah 21:1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,Jeremiah 29:25Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that [are] at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,1 Chronicles 6:14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,Jeremiah 29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.Jeremiah 52:24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:2 Kings 25:24-26And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
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