Jeremiah 39:6

Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.

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WEBBE

Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.

BSB

There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.

KJV

Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

ASV

Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

BBE

Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.

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וַיִּשְׁחַט vai·yish·chat and he slaughtered H7819 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh [the] king of H4428 בָּבֶל ba·vel Babylon H894 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] sons of H1121 צִדְקִיָּהוּ tzid·ki·ya·hu Zedekiah H6667 בְּרִבְלָה be·riv·lah at Riblah H7247 לְעֵינָיו le·'ei·nav to eyes his H5869 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 חֹרֵי cho·rei [the] nobles of H2715 יְהוּדָה ye·hu·dah Judah H3063 שָׁחַט sha·chat he slaughtered H7819 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh [the] king of H4428 בָּבֶל ba·vel Babylon H894

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2 Kings 25:7 Jeremiah 52:10–11

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Zedekiah Babylon Riblah

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Homicide Captive Riblah

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.