2 Kings 25 · Verse 5

2 Kings 25:5

And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
2 Kings 25:5, King James Version

2 Kings 25:5 in other translations

BSBbut the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.
WEBBut the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
ASVBut the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
YLTAnd the force of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and overtake him in the plains of Jericho, and all his force have been scattered from him;
DARBYAnd the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
BBEBut the Chaldaean army went after the king, and overtook him in the lowlands of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.
WebsterAnd the army of the Chaldees pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

What does 2 Kings 25:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The army of the Chaldeans pursued - Zedekiah was taken, and brought captive to Riblah in Syria, where Nebuchadnezzar then lay, who ordered his sons to be slain before his face, and then put out his eyes; and having loaded him with chains, sent him to Babylon, (see Jer 39:4, Jer 39:7; Jer 52:7, Jer 52:11), thus fulfilling the prophetic declarations, that his eyes should see the eyes of the king of Babylon, Jer 32:4; Jer 34:3; but Babylon he should not see, though he was to die there; Eze 12:13.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 25:1-7

The rest of the Jews flee into Egypt, Evil-merodach relieves the captivity of Jehoiachin. (22-30) Verses 1-7 Jerusalem was so fortified, that it could not be taken till famine rendered the besieged unable to resist. In the prophecy and Lamentations of Jeremiah, we find more of this event; here it suffices to say, that the impiety and misery of the besieged were very great. At length the city was taken by storm. The…

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2 Kings 25:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.Fuand they pursuedH7291
חֵיל\־cheil-[the] army ofH2428
כַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
אַחַ֣ר'a.CharafterH310
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guand they overtookH5381
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
בְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.Votin [the] plains ofH6160
יְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoJerichoH3405
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy hisH2428
נָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuthey were scatteredH6327
מֵעָלָֽיו\׃me.'a.Lavfrom with <the> himH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 25:5

  • Amos 2:14-16

    Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 39:5

    But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

  • Jeremiah 52:8

    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

  • Isaiah 30:16

    But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • Jeremiah 24:8

    And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and overtook.
Isa 30:16; Jer 24:8; 39:5; 52:8; Am 2:14-16

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Context

  • 2 Kings 25:4

    And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

  • 2 Kings 25:5

    And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

  • 2 Kings 25:6

    So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

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2 Kings 25:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el ejército de los Caldeos siguió al rey, y tomólo en las llanuras de Jericó, habiéndose esparcido de él todo su ejército.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’armée des Chaldéens poursuivit le roi; et ils l’atteignirent dans les plaines de Jéricho, et toute son armée se dispersa d’avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber das Heer der Chaldäer jagte dem König nach, und sie erreichten ihn in den Ebenen von Jericho; und sein ganzes Heer zerstreute sich von ihm weg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et persecutus est exercitus Chaldæorum regem, comprehenditque eum in planitie Jericho: et omnes bellatores qui erant cum eo, dispersi sunt, et reliquerunt eum.