2 Kings 25:12

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But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to tend the vineyards and the fields.

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  • 2 Kgs 24:14 : 14 He deported all of Jerusalem—all the officials, the mighty warriors, ten thousand captives, as well as all the craftsmen and metalworkers. No one remained except for the poorest people of the land.
  • Jer 40:7 : 7 When all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon,
  • Jer 52:16 : 16 But Nebuzaradan left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.
  • Jer 39:10 : 10 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left behind in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned nothing, and at that time gave them vineyards and fields.
  • Ezek 33:24 : 24 Son of man, the people living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he inherited the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'

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  • Jer 52:14-17
    4 verses
    94%

    14The entire Chaldean army, under the commander of the guard, tore down all the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

    15Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of those who remained in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the remaining multitude.

    16But Nebuzaradan left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.

    17The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, as well as the stands and the bronze sea in the temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

  • Jer 39:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

    9Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him, and the rest of the population.

    10But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left behind in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned nothing, and at that time gave them vineyards and fields.

    11Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard.

  • 2 Kgs 25:10-11
    2 verses
    83%

    10The entire Chaldean army, under the captain of the guard, tore down the walls of Jerusalem that surrounded the city.

    11Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, exiled the remainder of the people who were left in the city, including the deserters who had joined the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.

  • 2 Kgs 25:22
    75%

    22As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them.

  • 2 Kgs 24:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14He deported all of Jerusalem—all the officials, the mighty warriors, ten thousand captives, as well as all the craftsmen and metalworkers. No one remained except for the poorest people of the land.

    15He took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon, along with the king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the elite of the land; he led them as exiles from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Jer 40:7
    73%

    7When all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon,

  • 2 Kgs 25:18-20
    3 verses
    72%

    18The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

    19From the city, he took a court official who was in charge of the men of war, five men from those who advised the king, the secretary of the commander of the army who was responsible for conscripting the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land found in the city.

    20Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

  • Jer 27:19-21
    3 verses
    71%

    19For this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the pillars, the bronze sea, the stands, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,

    20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

    21Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

  • Jer 52:24-26
    3 verses
    71%

    24Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three doorkeepers.

    25From the city, he took one court official who was in charge of the men of war, seven men of those who had personal access to the king and were found in the city, the scribe of the commander who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people who were found within the city.

    26Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

  • Jer 43:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders took all the remnant of Judah, those who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered,

    6the men, women, children, the king’s daughters, and all the people Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, along with Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

  • Jer 27:11
    70%

    11But the nation that willingly brings its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him, I will let dwell on its land, declares the LORD, to work it and live on it.

  • Lev 19:10
    70%

    10Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

  • 2 Kgs 25:13
    70%

    13The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, the stands, and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

  • Mark 12:2
    70%

    2At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Jer 52:12
    69%

    12In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 28:14
    69%

    14So the armed men released the captives and the plunder in the presence of the officials and the entire assembly.

  • Jer 6:9
    69%

    9This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Glean thoroughly the remnant of Israel as a vine; pass your hand over the branches like a grape gatherer.

  • Deut 24:21
    69%

    21When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

  • Jer 40:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. But you must gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, store them in your containers, and live in the cities you have taken over.

    11When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had allowed a remnant to remain in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan as governor over them,

  • 2 Kgs 25:15
    68%

    15The captain of the guard also took the firepans and the sprinkling bowls—everything that was made of gold and silver.

  • 1 Sam 8:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials.

    15He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.

  • Amos 5:11
    68%

    11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

  • 2 Kgs 25:8
    68%

    8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

  • Jer 40:1
    68%

    1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at Ramah. He was bound in chains among the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken to Babylon.

  • 1 Sam 8:12
    68%

    12He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties. Some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

  • Isa 24:12
    68%

    12Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.

  • Jer 39:13
    68%

    13So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magician, and all the officials of the king of Babylon sent for Jeremiah.

  • Lev 23:22
    68%

    22When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not completely harvest the corners of your field, nor gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.

  • Joel 1:11
    67%

    11Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.

  • Jer 29:2
    67%

    2This was sent after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalworkers were deported from Jerusalem.

  • Exod 23:11
    67%

    11But during the seventh year, you are to let it rest and leave it unplowed, so that the poor among your people may eat, and whatever they leave, the wild animals may eat. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

  • Neh 5:11
    67%

    11Return to them this very day their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, as well as the interest you are charging them—on the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.

  • Isa 3:14
    67%

    14The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'

  • Isa 5:7
    67%

    7For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.