Passage Research
2 Kings 25 — Sermon Preparation
Jerusalem falls to Nebuchadnezzar, the temple is destroyed, Judah's leaders are executed, and the surviving population is deported to Babylon. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 25 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּבֶל | Bâbel | H894 | 14 | Babel, Babylonia |
| טַבָּח | ṭabbâch | H2876 | 7 | butcher, lifeguardsman |
| נְחֹשֶׁת | nᵉchôsheth | H5178 | 8 | copper, coin |
| כַּשְׂדִּי | Kasdîy | H3778 | 7 | Kasdite |
| חֹדֶשׁ | chôdesh | H2320 | 8 | new, month |
| גְּדַּלְיָה | Gᵉdalyâh | H1436 | 5 | Gedaljah |
| רַב | rab | H7227 | 7 | abundant |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The city and temple were burnt, and, it is probable, the ark in it. By this, God showed how little he cares for the outward pomp of his worship, when the life and power of religion are neglected. The walls of Jerusalem were thrown down, and the people carried captive to Babylon. The vessels of the temple were carried away. When the things signified were sinned away, what should the signs stand there for? It was righteous with God to deprive those of the benefit of his worship, who had preferred false worships before it; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 25:8–21 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— 2 Kgs 25:1
- Jerusalem— 2 Kgs 25:1
- Chaldea— 2 Kgs 25:10
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