and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
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and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
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He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
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and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
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- 2 Kings 25:19 and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city.
- Esther 1:14 and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),
- Matthew 18:10 See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain In 2 Kings 25:19, is read but of five:…
In 2 Kings 25:19, is read but of five: those were the most excellent, and the other two, which were not so noble, are not there mentioned with them.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain See 2Ki 25:19; only there is mention out of…
See 2Ki 25:19; only there is mention out of five men, here there is mention of seven, but probably two of them were of less note.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them,.... In…
So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them,.... In the city, and made them captives:
and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah; to knew his mind concerning them; how they should be disposed of; and for him to pass sentence on them: as he had done on the king of Judah, his sons, and his princes, in the same place.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. Seven men - that were near the…
Verse 25. Seven men - that were near the king's person] These were privy counsellors.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain An eunuch ... men of war - Or, who…
An eunuch ... men of war - Or, who had charge of men of war. The King James Version makes him commander-in-chief; he was second in command, i. e., a lieutenant, possibly one among many others of equal rank.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Seven: 4 Kings has five. But this seems more…
Seven: 4 Kings has five. But this seems more correct, as seven were commonly employed, Esther i. 10., and Tobias xii. 15. (Calmet) --- Two might be taken later. (Haydock) --- A scribe. St. Jerome has Sopher, (4 Kings) as if it were a proper name, and not an office.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain seven men--but in Kg2 25:19 it is "five." Perhaps…
seven men--but in Kg2 25:19 it is "five." Perhaps two were less illustrious persons and are therefore omitted.
principal scribe of the host-- (Isa 33:18). His office was to preside over the levy and enroll recruits. RAWLINSON observes that the Assyrian records are free from the exaggerated expressions found in the Egyptian. A minute account was taken of the spoil. Two "scribes of the host" are seen in every bas-relief, writing down the various objects brought to them: the heads of the slain, the prisoners, cattle, sheep, &c.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. seven men] in 2 Kings (Jer_25:19) five men.
25. seven men] in 2 Kings (Jer_25:19) five men.
saw the king’s face] were near his person as privileged members of the court. So in Est_1:14. Cp. 2Sa_3:13; 2Sa_14:24; 2Sa_14:28.
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scribe] secretary.
mustered] organised in military fashion.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) An eunuch, which had the charge of the…
(25) An eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war.—Omit the article before “charge.” The Hebrew term (Pakid) conveys the meaning of “deputy,” a superintendent under a chief commander. The officer in question had probably, together with the persons named in Jer_52:24, been more conspicuous than his fellows in resisting the Chaldæans.
Seven men.—2Ki_25:19 gives “five” as the number. Here also we have to think of the exile as the punishment of prominence in the defence of the city. The chief scribe of the army, the “secretary of war,” would naturally occupy such a position. The description of the men as those “that were near the king’s person” (literally, saw the king’s face) implies a high official rank.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 52:25 seven: The parallel in 2 Kgs 25:18 reads…
52:25 seven: The parallel in 2 Kgs 25:18 reads “five.”
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