2 Kings 25:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 25:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 25:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 25:8 — KJV
“And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: captain...: or, chief marshal”
— 2 Kings 25:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 25:8 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 25:8
“Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen served: Heb. stood before”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:8: fifth, month, day
“And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:8: month, day, year
“And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:8: fifth, month, seventh
“It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:8: fifth, month, day
“Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, to: Heb. by the hand of captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 25:8: king, babylon, nebuzaradan
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