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Nebuzaradan
The captain of Nebuchadnezzar's guard who burned Jerusalem and its Temple and led Judah into exile.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleNebuchadnezzar's captain of the guard, who burned the Temple and Jerusalem and led Judah into exile.
2 Kings 25:8–11
ArchaeologyA 'Nabu-zer-iddina, chief cook' — the very office Kings gives him — appears in a Babylonian court-list of Nebuchadnezzar's officials.
Court list of Nebuchadnezzar II (the 'Hofkalender' prism, Istanbul Archaeology Museums) naming 'Nabû-zēr-iddina, the rab-nuḫatimmu (chief cook)'; ed. E. Unger, 'Babylon: Die heilige Stadt nach der Beschreibung der Babylonier' (de Gruyter, 1931).
Where in scripture
2 KingsJeremiah
2 Kings 25:82 Kings 25:112 Kings 25:20Jeremiah 39:9Jeremiah 39:10Jeremiah 39:11Jeremiah 39:13Jeremiah 40:1Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 43:6Jeremiah 52:12Jeremiah 52:15Jeremiah 52:16Jeremiah 52:26Jeremiah 52:30
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place: *** and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you. Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if…” — Jeremiah 40:2-5
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
Places in their life
Photo: David Stanley — CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)