About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

2 Kings 25:1-30 Nebuchadnezzar & All His Army Came Against Jerusalem

 

Nebuchadnezzar & All His Army Came Against Jerusalem

2 Kings 25:1-30                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened during] the 9th year [Zedekiah ruled,] in the 10th month, [on] the 10th day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, [a.k.a. Nebuchadrezzar,] came [with] all his [army,] against Jerusalem, & pitched [tents] against it.

And they built: forts, [& embankments] against it, & [surrounded around it.] The city was [surrounded, & cut off, until Zedekiah's] 11th year [as] king. And on the 9th day of the 4th month, the famine prevailed in the city, & [was so severe] there [wasn't any] bread for the people of the land. 

The [city's] [wall] was broken up, & all the men of war fled [at] night by the [road] of the gate between [the] 2 walls, [that] is by the king's garden. (Now the Chaldees, [a.k.a. Chaldeans & Babylonian's, surrounded around] against the city.) And the king [took the road] toward the plain.

The army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, & [captured] the king, in the Plains of Jericho, & all his [army had] scattered from him. So, they [captured] king [Zedekiah,] & brought him to Riblah, up to [Babylon's] king, & they [sentenced] him.

And they [killed Zedekiah's] sons [in front of] his eyes, & put out [Zedekiah's] eyes, [a.k.a. blinding him.] [They] bound [Zedekiah] in brass [shackles,] & carried him to Babylon. 

In the 5th month, on the 7th day of the month, [during] the 19th year Nebuchadnezzar [ruled as] Babylon's] king, Nebuzar Adan, captain of the guard, a servant of [Babylon's] king, came to Jerusalem. 

And [Nebuzar Adan] burnt: the [Lord's] house, the king’s house, & all [Jerusalem's] houses, & the [houses] of every [important] man with fire. And all the [Chaldean] army, [who] were with the captain of the guard, [broke] down the walls [all around] Jerusalem.

Now, Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, [carried] away: the rest of the people [who] were left in the city, & the [deserters who joined with Babylon's] king, & the [rest] of the multitude. 

But the captain of the guard left the poor of the land, to [take care of:] [the vineyards & the fields.] The [Chaldeans broke] in pieces, & carried [away:] the brass pillars, [basins, & brass] sea, that [were] in the [Lord's] house, & carried the brass of them to Babylon. 

They [also] took away: all of the brass vessels, [a.k.a. articles,] they [used for] [ministering:] the pots, shovels, [candle] snuffers, & spoons. The captain of the guard took away the: firepans, bowls, & [other] things [that] were [made] of: gold & silver, [or] silver. 

The brass of all these [articles,] & the 2 [brass:] pillars, 1 sea, & [basins that] Solomon had made for the [Lord's] house, was [beyond] [measurement of its] weight. 

The height of [each of the 2 identical] pillars was 18 cubits, the brass [capital on] [the top of] [the pillar,] was 3 cubits [high,] & the [decorative brass woven] work [of netting,] & [the brass] pomegranates [surrounding] upon [the brass] [capital.] And the 2nd pillar [was similar to this,] with [woven] work.

And the captain of the guard [captured:] Seraiah, the chief priest; Zephaniah, the 2nd priest, & 3 [doorkeepers.] And [outside] the city, [Nebuzar Adan put] an officer over: the men of war, the 5 [advisors to] the king, the [chief] scribe of the [army, who] mustered the people of the land, & 60 men found in the city. And Nebuzar Adan, the captain of the guard, took these, & brought them to Riblah, to [Babylon's] king.

And [Babylon's] king [struck them down, & killed] them [in] Riblah, in the land of Hamath. So, Judah was carried away [captive] out of their land. 

As for the people [who] remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, had left, he even made Gedaliah, [Ahikam's] son, [who was] the son of Shaphan, [was] made the ruler over them.

And when all the captains of the armies, & their men, heard that [Babylon's] king made Gedaliah governor, they came there, [to confront] Gedaliah [at] Mizpah: even Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son; Johanan, [Careah's] son; Seraiah, [Tanhumeth's] son, [a] Netophathite; & Jaazaniah, the son of a Maachathite, [with] their men. 

And Gedaliah [swore] to them, & to their men, & said to them, [Don't be afraid] to be the servants of the [Chaldeans, a.k.a. Babylonians.] [Live] in the land, & serve [Babylon's] king, & it shall be well [for] you. 

But it [happened] in the 7th month, that Ishmael, [Nethaniah's] son, [who was] the son of Elishama, of royal seed, [a.k.a. ancestors,] came, & 10 men with him & [assassinated] Gedaliah, & he died. 

And the Jews & the [Chaldeans, who] were with him [in] Mizpah [died.] And all the people, both [powerless & powerful,] & the captains of the armies, arose, & came to Egypt, [because] they were afraid of the [Chaldeans.]

And it [happened] in the 37th year of the captivity ofJehoiachin, [Judah's] king, [during] the 12th month, on the 27th day of the month, Evil Merodach, [a.k.a. Awel-Marduk, Babylon's] king, began to [rule,] & [he] [released] Jehoiachin, [Judah’s] king, [from] prison.

And [Evil Merodach spoke] kindly to [Jehoiachin, & put] his throne above the [thrones] of the kings, [who] were with him in Babylon. 

And [Jehoiachin] changed [out of] his prison [clothing,] & he continually [ate food in front of Babylon's king the] all [of] the days of his life. And [Jehoiachin] was given a continual allowance [from] the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

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