King James Version
2 Kings 25:12 in the King James Version says “But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen .” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen .”
2 Kings 25:12 · KJV
And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. fugitives: Heb. fallen away
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen .
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the poor”
H1803properly, something dangling, i.e., a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent
“of the guard”
H2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
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