2 Kings 25:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 25:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 25:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 25:12 — KJV
“But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.”
— 2 Kings 25:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 25:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 25:12
“But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:12: captain, guard, left
“But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen at the...: Heb. in that day”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:12: captain, guard, left
“Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:12: captain, poor, land
“Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:12: captain, guard, left
“Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:12: captain, guard, poor
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