Study it in the app“The force of the Chaldeans pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgments against him.”
The forceוַ חֵילof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםpursuedיִּרְדְּפוּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםand overtookוַיַּשִּׂגוּZedekiahאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּin the plainsבְּעַרְבוֹתof Jericho;יְרֵחוֹand they tookוַיִּקְחוּhimאֹתוֹand brought him upוַיַּעֲלֻהוּto Nebuchadnezzarאֶל נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלat Riblahרִבְלָתָהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Hamath,חֲמָתand he pronouncedוַיְדַבֵּרjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִיםagainst him.אִתּוֹ
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chel” appearsChaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfu” appearsovertake
To reach someone who is ahead.
Where else “yasigu” appearsZedekiah
Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appearsplain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yerecho” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsbring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaalu” appearsNebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadretsar” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearsRiblah
Riblah, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; also a city in Syria. The name means "fertile."
Where else “rivlata” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsHamath
Hamath, a city and region of Syria, north of the promised land. "The entrance of Hamath" marks the northern border.
Where else “chamat” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsjudgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpatim” appears1Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
2Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
4And it happened, when Zedekiah king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went out by night from the city by way of the garden of the king, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out by way of the Arabah.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes; and all the nobles of Judah the king of Babylon slaughtered.
