The Meaning of 2 Kings 25:21 Explained

2 Kings 25:21

KJV: 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.

YLT: and the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its land.

Darby: and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

ASV: And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

Discover 2 Kings 25:21

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 25:21?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 25:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 25:21?

What is the context of 2 Kings 25:21?

Judah’s Leaders are Executed (2 Kings 25:18-21)
Plunder Taken by the Chaldeans (2 Kings 25:13-21)
Jerusalem Destroyed (2 Kings 25:8-21)
The Temple Destroyed (2 Kings 25:8-21)
Jerusalem Burned and Plundered (2 Kings 25:8-21)
Fall and Captivity of Judah (2 Kings 25:1-21)
The Fall and Captivity of Judah (2 Kings 25:1-21)
The Fall of Jerusalem(C)(D)(E) (2 Kings 25:1-26)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 25:21 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 25:13-21 - The Temple Despoiled

The Temple, after 420 years of varying fortune, was burned to the ground, and the remainder of its treasures carried off. A few years after, Nebuchadnezzar set up an image of gold on the plains of Dura, Daniel 3:1. It has been suggested that this image was probably made from the metal removed from the Holy City; and this may have been an additional reason for the refusal of the Jews to worship as the king demanded.

We have no information respecting the disposition of the Ark. It may have been hidden by Jeremiah or by some other pious priest, who took the precaution of conveying it and the sacred documents it contained to a place of safety. How wonderful it would be if, in the restoration of the Jews to their ancient city-an event that may be near at hand-remains of the Ark of the Covenant should yet be discovered in connection with the vast subterranean vaults beneath the Temple site!

These tragic events are a powerful commentary upon the ancient text that sin is a reproach to any people, Proverbs 14:34. Let modern cities and civilizations beware; for if God spared not the natural branches, neither will He spare those which have been grafted in among them. See Romans 11:18-25. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 25

¹ Jerusalem is besieged
⁴ Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out
⁸ Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;
¹³ and carries away the treasures
¹⁸ The nobles are slain at Riblah
²² Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt
²⁷ Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:21 mean?

And struck them the king of Babylon and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath Thus was carried away captive Judah from its own land

וַיַּ֣ךְ אֹתָם֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיִּ֥גֶל יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ

וַיַּ֣ךְ	And struck
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
מֶ֨לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֧ל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם	and put them to death
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
בְּרִבְלָ֖ה	at Riblah
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רִבְלָה Sense: a place on the eastern boundary of Israel.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	in the land
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
חֲמָ֑ת	of Hamath
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חֲמָת Sense: the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes.
וַיִּ֥גֶל	Thus was carried away captive
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּלָה Sense: to uncover, remove.
יְהוּדָ֖ה	Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
אַדְמָתֽוֹ	its own land
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֲדָמָה Sense: ground, land.

What are the major concepts related to 2 Kings 25:21?

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