Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.
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- WEB Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
- KJV Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
- BSB The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
- NKJV So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment on him.
- NLT They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.
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Quick answer
Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, where sentence was passed on him. The rebel king now faced his overlord's judgment.
Overview
Riblah served as Nebuchadnezzar's military headquarters in the north, far from Jerusalem. The 'judgment' pronounced fulfilled Jeremiah's warning that Zedekiah would face the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him (32:4, 34:3). Earthly thrones answer to higher powers, and ultimately to the King of kings before whom all rulers must give account.
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- Num 13:21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- Jer 39:5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
- 2 Kgs 25:6Then they captured the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.
- Josh 13:5and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;
- 2 Chr 8:3Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
- Num 34:11The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
- Ezek 21:25–27“‘You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,
- 2 Kgs 23:33Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- 1 Kgs 8:65So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
- 2 Chr 33:11Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
- Jer 32:4–5and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall see his eyes;
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