25:8 On the seventh 1 day of the fifth month, 2 in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard 3 who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. 4 25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. 5 25:10 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.
1 tn The parallel account in Jer 52:12 has “tenth.”
2 sn The seventh day of the month would have been August 14, 586
3 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2, and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”