2 Kings 25:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Kings 25:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

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KJV

King James Version

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.

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WEB

World English Bible

But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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2 Kings 25

¹⁰ And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

¹¹ Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.

¹² But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

¹³ Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

¹⁴ They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

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