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Jeremiah 52

Jer. 52:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the captain
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
of the guard
tabbach (Hebrew #2876)
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
KJV usage: cook, guard.
Pronounce: tab-bawkh'
Origin: from 2873
took
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
Seraiah
Srayah (Hebrew #8304)
from 8280 and 3050; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV usage: Seraiah.
Pronounce: ser-aw-yaw'
Origin: or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}
l the chief
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, andm Zephaniah
Tsphanyah (Hebrew #6846)
from 6845 and 3050; Jah has secreted; Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Zephaniah.
Pronounce: tsef-an-yaw'
Origin: or Tsphanyahuw {tsef-an-yaw'-hoo}
the second
mishneh (Hebrew #4932)
properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
KJV usage: college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.
Pronounce: mish-neh'
Origin: from 8138
priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and the three
shalowsh (Hebrew #7969)
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
KJV usage: + fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shaw-loshe'
Origin: or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}
keepers
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
of the νdoor
caph (Hebrew #5592)
a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
KJV usage: bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
Pronounce: saf
Origin: from 5605, in its original sense of containing
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (2 Kings 25:18)
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Jer. 21:1• 1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, (Jer. 21:1)
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Jer. 29:25• 25Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, (Jer. 29:25)
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threshold.

More on:

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Captain,
Chief Priest,
Guard,
Priest; Priesthood,
Seraiah,
Three,
Zephaniah

Cross References

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the captain.
Jer. 52:12,15• 12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
 15Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. (Jer. 52:12,15)
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (2 Kings 25:18)
Seraiah.
1 Chron. 6:14• 14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, (1 Chron. 6:14)
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Ezra 7:1• 1Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, (Ezra 7:1)
Zephaniah.
Jer. 21:1• 1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, (Jer. 21:1)
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Jer. 29:25,29• 25Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
 29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. (Jer. 29:25,29)
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Jer. 37:3• 3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. (Jer. 37:3)
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2 Kings 25:18• 18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (2 Kings 25:18)
door.
Heb.
threshold.
Jer. 35:4• 4And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (Jer. 35:4)
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1 Chron. 9:19‑26• 19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.
 20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
 21And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
 22All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
 23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
 24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
 25And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
 26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. (1 Chron. 9:19‑26)
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Psa. 84:10• 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10)
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Psa. 84•  (Psa. 84)
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J. N. Darby Translation

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And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)