2 Kings 25:18
Cross References

And the general of the army took Seraias, the chief priest, and Sophonias, the second priest, and three doorkeepers:

2 Kings 23:4
And the king commanded Helcias, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem, in the valley of Cedron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel.

1 Chronicles 6:14
Azarias begot Saraias, and Saraias begot Josedec.

Ezra 7:1
Now after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helcias,

Jeremiah 20:1
Now Phassur the son of Emmer, the priest, who was appointed chief in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these words.

Jeremiah 21:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Sedecias sent unto him Phassur, the son of Melchias, and Sophonias, the son of Maasias the priest, saying:

Jeremiah 21:7
And after this, saith the Lord, I will give Sedecias the king of Juda, and his servants, and his people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, and the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword, and he shall not be moved to pity, nor spare them, nor shew mercy to them.

Jeremiah 29:25
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because thou hast sent letters in thy name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest, and to all the priests, saying:

Jeremiah 29:29
So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Jeremiah 34:21
And Sedecias the king of Juda, and his princes, I will give into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their lives, and into the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, which are gone from you.

Jeremiah 52:24
And the general took Saraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and the three keepers of the entry.

Ezekiel 11:7
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Your slain, whom you have laid in the midst thereof, they are the flesh, all this is the caldron: and I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof.

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And the general of the army took Seraias, the chief priest, and Sophonias, the second priest, and three doorkeepers:

captain.

2 Kings 25:24,25,26 And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying: Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. . . .

Seraiah.

1 Chronicles 6:14 Azarias begot Saraias, and Saraias begot Josedec.

Ezra 7:1 Now after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helcias,

Jeremiah 52:24 And the general took Saraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and the three keepers of the entry.

Zephaniah.

Jeremiah 21:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Sedecias sent unto him Phassur, the son of Melchias, and Sophonias, the son of Maasias the priest, saying:

Jeremiah 29:25,29 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because thou hast sent letters in thy name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest, and to all the priests, saying: . . .

the second priest.

door.

Context
Captives Carried to Babylon
17One pillar was eighteen cubits high: and the chapiter of brass, which was upon it, was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning. 18And the general of the army took Seraias, the chief priest, and Sophonias, the second priest, and three doorkeepers:19And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them who had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher, the captain of the army, who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city:…
Lexicon
The captain
רַב־ (raḇ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

of the guard
טַבָּחִ֗ים (ṭab·bā·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2876: A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook

also took away
וַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

Seraiah
שְׂרָיָה֙ (śə·rā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8304: Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israelites

the chief
הָרֹ֔אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

priest,
כֹּהֵ֣ן (kō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

Zephaniah
צְפַנְיָ֖הוּ (ṣə·p̄an·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6846: Zephaniah -- 'Yah has treasured', four Israelites

the priest
כֹּהֵ֣ן (kō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

of the second rank,
מִשְׁנֶ֑ה (miš·neh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second

and the three
שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

doorkeepers.
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י (šō·mə·rê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to


Additional Translations
The captain of the guard 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:

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

And the captain of the guard took Saraias the high-priest, and Sophonias the second in order, and the three doorkeepers.

And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and 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 door:

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

And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
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