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2 Kings 25:12

WEB

12But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

KJV

12But the captain[+] of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

BSB

12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

FBV

12But the commander of the guard allowed the poor people who were left in the country to stay and take care of the vineyards and the fields.


Extra References

2 Kings 24:14

14He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one remained except the poorest people of the land.


Jeremiah 40:7

7Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,


Jeremiah 39:10

10But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.


Ezekiel 33:24

24Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, ‘Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many. The land is given us for inheritance.’


Jeremiah 52:16

16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.