2 Kings 25:9

Translations

Modern

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Traditional

And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

Literal

And he burned the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem—and every great house he burned with the fire.

Latin

Et succendit domum Domini, et domum regis: et domos Jerusalem, omnemque domum combussit igni.

Original

Hebrew

English

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

Notes

2 Kings 25:9–10

every significant building: The Babylonians destroyed important religious and government buildings to prevent further rebellion. They also tore down the city's walls, leaving Jerusalem defenseless.

2 Kings 24:1–25:21

Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC.

He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Canaanite Religion Famine God’s Anger God’s Judgment of His People Jerusalem Making Sense of the Exile Promised Land The Collapse of Culture The Dangers of Sin The Promise of New Life

Related verses

Amos 2:5
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Psalm 74:3–7
Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
1 Kings 9:8
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
Psalm 79:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
Micah 3:12
Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
2 Chronicles 36:19
Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
Jeremiah 34:22
Behold, I am going to give the command, declares the LORD, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it down. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
Jeremiah 37:8
Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.
Acts 6:13–14
…where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
Jeremiah 37:10
Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”
Jeremiah 52:13
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Isaiah 64:10–11
Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

Parallels

Jeremiah 52:12–23

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Babylon, Babylonia Book of Jeremiah Chaldea, Chaldeans Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Ezekiel, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan Potiphar Temple

Topics

Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar King of Burned Jerusalem Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar King of Spoiled and Burned the Temple Church: House of the Lord Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Burned by Nebuchadnezzar Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Month: (Number Only Mentioned): Temple Destroyed In Nebuzaradan : Commands the Assyrian Army Which Besieged Jerusalem and Carried the Inhabitants to Babylon Palaces of Kings: Called the King's House Temple: Solomon's: Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the Valuable Contents Carried to Babylon the First Temple: Pillaged and Burned by the Babylonians Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple

2 Kings 25:9

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