Verse 4

And it happened that when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saw them and all the men of war, they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out the way of the plain.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle stridsmennene så dem, flyktet de om natten ut av byen gjennom kongens hage, via den midtre porten mellom de to murene, og dro mot Araba.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Sidkia, Judas konge, og alle krigerne så dem, flyktet de om natten ut av byen gjennom kongens hage, ved porten mellom de to murene, og de flyktet i retning av ødemarken.

• Norsk King James

  Og Zedekiah, kongen av Juda, så dem; da flyktet han og alle krigerne, og forlot byen om natten via kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og han tok veien til sletten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Sidkia, Judas konge, og alle krigerne så dette, flyktet de om natten fra byen gjennom porten mellom de to murer ved kongens hage, og de dro ut veien til ødemarken.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigerne så dette, flyktet de om natten ut av byen gjennom Kongehagen, gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og rømte til Arabalandskapet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, så dem, og alle krigsfolkene også, flyktet de og drog ut av byen om natten, langs kongeveien, ved porten mellom de to murene, og han gikk ut mot sletten.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Sedeqias, kongen av Juda, så dem og alle krigsfolket, flyktet de og forlot byen om natten, via kongens hage, ved porten mellom de to murene; og han dro ut over slettene.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, så dem, og alle krigsfolkene også, flyktet de og drog ut av byen om natten, langs kongeveien, ved porten mellom de to murene, og han gikk ut mot sletten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigerne så dem, flyktet de om natten fra byen gjennom kongehagen, ut gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og de dro i retning av Arabah.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the soldiers saw this, they fled, leaving the city at night through the king’s garden by the gate between the two walls, and they fled toward the Arabah.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kong Sidkia av Juda og alle hans krigere så dem, flyktet de om natten ut av byen via kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og rømte mot ødemarken.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der Zedekias, Judæ Konge, og alle Krigsmændene saae dem, (da) flyede de og gik om Natten ud af Staden, ad Veien til Kongens Have, igjennem Porten mellem de to Mure; og han drog ud ad Veien til den slette Mark.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da det skjedde at Sidkia, kongen av Juda, så dem, og alle krigsmennene, flyktet de og gikk ut av byen om natten, gjennom veien til kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og de dro ut gjennom veien til Arabasletten.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da det skjedde at Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigsmennene så dem, flyktet de om natten og gikk ut av byen gjennom kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene; og de dro ut mot Arabah.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigerne så dem, flyktet de om natten fra byen, gjennom kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene, og de tok veien mot sletten.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og det skjedde at da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigsmennene så dem, flyktet de og dro ut av byen om natten gjennom kongens hage, gjennom porten mellom de to murene; og han dro mot Jesle.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle krigerne så dette, flyktet de om natten fra byen, gjennom kongeportens hage, mellom de to murveggene, og de gikk ut mot Araba.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And when Sedechias the kynge of Iuda with his soudyers sawe them, they fled, and departed out of ye cite by night thorow the kynges garde, and thorow the porte that is betwene the two walles, and so they wente towarde the wildernesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when Zedekiah the King of Iudah saw them, and all the men of warre, then they fled, and went out of the citie by night, through the Kings garden, and by the gate betweene the two walles, and he went toward the wildernes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when Zedekia the kyng of Iuda with his souldiers sawe them, then they fled and departed out of the citie by nyght through the kynges garden, and through the port that is betweene the two walles, and so the kyng went towarde the wildernesse:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass, [that] when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, when Zedekiah king of Judah, and all the men of war, have seen them, that they flee and go forth by night from the city, the way of the king's garden, through the gate between the two walls, and he goeth forth the way of the plain.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw it, they went in flight from the town by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the doorway between the two walls: and they went out by the Arabah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the king’s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls. Then they headed for the rift valley.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
• Amos 2:14 : 14 Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not reinforce his strength, neither shall the mighty save himself:
• Isa 30:15-16 : 15 For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you would not. 16 But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore you shall flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
• Jer 38:18-20 : 18 But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape out of their hand. 19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who have fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of the LORD, which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
• Jer 52:7-9 : 7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went out of the city by night, by way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were all around the city:) and they went by the way of the plain. 8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment upon him. 10 And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.
• Ezek 12:12 : 12 And the prince who is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out through it: he shall cover his face, that he may not see the ground with his eyes.
• Lev 26:17 : 17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: those that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.
• Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues.
• Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD shall cause you to be smitten before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Deut 32:24-30 : 24 They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 25 The sword outside, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the nursing child also with the man of gray hairs. 26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should misbehave themselves, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD has not done all this. 28 For they are a nation void of counsel, nor is there any understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 30 How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had delivered them up?
• 2 Kgs 25:4-7 : 4 And the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldeans were against the city all around:) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army scattered from him. 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah; and they pronounced judgment on him. 7 And they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.