Jeremiah 39:9
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
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Gill's Exposition
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard,.... The Targum is,
"the captain of those that kill;''
of the soldiers, of the militia. Some render it, the captain of the "cooks"; others, of the…
We were told, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that Jeremiah abode patiently in the court of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was taken. He gave the princes no further disturbance by his…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Nebuzaradan He did not, however, arrive (Jer 52:12; 2Ki 25:8) till a month later.
captain of the guard Heb. chief of the executioners.
that fell away to him i.e. that went over to the Chaldaeans, and…
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