2 Kings 25:8Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, August 586 BC. The Babylonian army's final assault begins. Nebuzaradan arrives to oversee the systematic destruction of the holy city after an 18-month siege.
The emotion here: numb shock at recording the unthinkable
The original word
ṭabbāḥ (טַבָּח) — executioner, literally 'slaughterer', the one who kills livestock and enemies
Why it matters
This date (7th of Av) is still observed as a fast day by Jews worldwide 2,600 years later
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 25:8
The precise dating shows this was recorded by someone who lived through it, not written centuries later
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient history, but it's eyewitness journalism - someone was there taking notes as their world ended
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 25:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 25:8 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include timing, destruction begins. Notable phrases: fifth month; nineteenth year; Nebuzaradan.
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