But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in (A)the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at (B)Riblah, in the land of Hamath; (C)and he passed sentence on him.

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But the Babylonian[a] army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah(A) in the plains of Jericho. They captured(B) him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah(C) in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.

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  1. Jeremiah 39:5 Or Chaldean

33 And (A)Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at (B)Riblah in the land of (C)Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:33 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms

33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah(A) in the land of Hamath(B) so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms