Jeremiah 52:9 “The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylo…”

Jeremiah 52:9

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

World English Bible

Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him.

American Standard Version

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then they tooke the king and caryed him vp vnto the king of Babel to Riblah in the lande of Hamath, where he gaue iudgement vpon him.

Darby Translation

And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon, unto Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment upon him.

Young's Literal Translation

and they capture the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him — judgments.

Bible in Basic English

Then they made the king a prisoner and took him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath to be judged.

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Cross references

“they took”

2 Chronicles 33:11 Ezekiel 21:25–27 Jeremiah 32:4 Jeremiah 32:5

2 Chronicles 33:11 · BSB

So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

Ezekiel 21:25–27 · BSB

And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’

Jeremiah 32:4 · BSB

Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

Jeremiah 32:5 · BSB

He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’”

“Riblah”

Jeremiah 39:5 2 Kings 25:6 2 Kings 23:33

Jeremiah 39:5 · BSB

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgmen…

2 Kings 25:6 · BSB

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.

2 Kings 23:33 · BSB

And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

“Hamath”

Numbers 13:21 Joshua 13:5 1 Kings 8:65 2 Chronicles 8:3

Numbers 13:21 · BSB

So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

Joshua 13:5 · BSB

the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

1 Kings 8:65 · BSB

So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.

2 Chronicles 8:3 · BSB

Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.

Also

Numbers 34:11

Numbers 34:11 · BSB

then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

10There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.

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