The commander of the guard took many prisoners. They included Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the priest who reported to him. They also included the three men who guarded the temple doors.

护卫长拿住大祭司西莱雅、副祭司西番亚，和三个把门的，

护卫长拿住西莱雅大祭司、西番亚副祭司和门口的三个守卫，

护卫长拿住西莱雅大祭司、西番亚副祭司和门口的三个守卫，

护卫长掳走祭司长西莱雅、副祭司长西番亚、三名殿门守卫，

护卫长拿住祭司长西莱雅、副祭司长西番亚和三个守门的；

護衛長拿住大祭司西萊雅、副祭司西番亞，和三個把門的，

護衛長拿住西萊雅大祭司、西番亞副祭司和門口的三個守衛，

護衛長拿住西萊雅大祭司、西番亞副祭司和門口的三個守衛，

護衛長擄走祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞、三名殿門守衛，

護衛長拿住祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞和三個守門的；

護衛長拿住祭司長西萊雅、副祭司西番亞、和三個把守門檻的；

侍衛長執祭司長西萊亞、副祭司長西番雅、及閽者三人、

侍衛長擄祭司西勑亞、祭司之次者西番雅、與閽者三人。

侍衛長尼布撒拉旦執祭司長西賴亞、副祭司西番亞、守殿門者三人、

The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers.

The captain of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

The commander of the guard took some prisoners. They included Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the priest who was next in rank. They also included the three men who guarded the temple doors.

But King Zedekiah sent Jehukal to Jeremiah the prophet. Zedekiah sent Zephaniah the priest along with him. Jehukal was the son of Shelemiah. Zephaniah was the son of Maaseiah. Jehukal and Zephaniah brought the king’s message to Jeremiah. It said,“ Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Azariah was the father of Seraiah. And Seraiah was the father of Jozadak.

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur to Jeremiah. Pashhur was the son of Malkijah. Zedekiah sent Zephaniah the priest along with him. Zephaniah was the son of Maaseiah. They said to Jeremiah,

“ The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,‘ You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem. You also sent them to Zephaniah the priest. He is the son of Maaseiah. And you sent them to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah,

But Zephaniah the priest read the letter to me.

I brought them into the Lord’ s house. I took them into the room of the sons of Hanan. He was the son of Igdaliah. He was also a man of God. His room was next to the room of the officials. Their room was above the room of Maaseiah. He was the son of Shallum. He also was one of those who guarded the temple doors.

After all these things had happened, Ezra came up to Jerusalem from Babylon. It was during the rule of Artaxerxes. He was king of Persia. Ezra was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah.

Some of the poorest people still remained in the city along with the others. But the commander Nebuzaradan took them away as prisoners. He also took the rest of the skilled workers. That included the people who had joined the king of Babylon.

A single day in your courtyards is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather guard the door of the house of my God than live in the tents of sinful people.

Nebuzaradan served the king of Babylon. In fact, he was commander of the royal guard. He came to Jerusalem. It was in the 19th year that Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. It was on the tenth day of the fifth month.

Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and the other Levites in his family belonged to the family line of Korah. They had the duty of guarding the entrances to the tent. From long ago, their people had the duty of guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord.Long ago Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was in charge of those who guarded the gate. And the Lord was with him.Zechariah guarded the entrance to the tent of meeting. He was the son of Meshelemiah.The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them.These Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord was also called the tent of meeting.The men who guarded the gates were on the four sides of the tent. They were on the east, west, north and south sides.From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to help them. They had to share their duties for a week at a time.But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.