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Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar
Nebuchadnezzar (Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar) means “Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 158 verses across 9 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Ahikam in Jeremiah 40.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Nebuchadnezzar
father of Belshazzar
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 158 across 9 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Kings 24:1 |
| Last appears | Daniel 5:18 |
| Cross-references | 3,725 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Mattaniah co-occurrence Appears with Mattaniah in Jeremiah 32.
- Zedekiah co-occurrence Appears with Zedekiah in Jeremiah 32.
- Nebuzaradan co-occurrence Appears with Nebuzaradan in Jeremiah 52.
- Eliakim co-occurrence Appears with Eliakim in Jeremiah 27.
- Jehoiakim co-occurrence Appears with Jehoiakim in Jeremiah 27.
- Gedaliah co-occurrence Appears with Gedaliah in Jeremiah 40.
- Jehoiachin co-occurrence Appears with Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 27.
- Ahikam co-occurrence Appears with Ahikam in Jeremiah 40.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.1;
father of: Belshazzar (H1112)
Also named: ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר "Nebuchadnezzar" H5020)
§ Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar = "may Nebo protect the crown"
the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive
Nebuchadnezzar II was the powerful Emperor of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews.
The biblical story
Nebuchadnezzar II was the Emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605-562 BC. He first invaded Judah during the reign of Jehoiakim, making the kingdom a vassal state (2Ki.24.1). When Judah later rebelled, Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem, deposed King Jehoiachin, and installed Zedekiah as a puppet king (2Ki.24.10-17). He also deported many Jews to Babylon, including the prophet Daniel (Dan.1.1-6).
When Zedekiah rebelled, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, deporting most of the remaining population (2Ki.25.1-21). He appointed Gedaliah as governor over the remnant (2Ki.25.22-24). The biblical books of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel contain extensive material about Nebuchadnezzar's reign and conquests. Daniel records Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, his temporary insanity, and his ultimate acknowledgment of God's sovereignty (Daniel 2-4).
Nebuchadnezzar also besieged the Phoenician city of Tyre (Ezk.26.7-14) and invaded Egypt (Jer.46.13-26). He is portrayed as God's instrument of judgment against the nations while also being condemned for his pride and idolatry (Jer.25.9; 50.17-18). His Babylonian name, Nabu-kudurri-usur, means "Nabu, protect my firstborn son.
Key verses
Nebuchadnezzar appears in 88 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings 24:1 -
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
2 Kings 24:10 -
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
2 Kings 24:11 -
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
2 Kings 25:1 -
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar–adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
2 Kings 25:8
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2 Kings (6)
- 2 Kings 24:1
- 2 Kings 24:10
- 2 Kings 24:11
- 2 Kings 25:1
- 2 Kings 25:8
- 2 Kings 25:22
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 6:15
2 Chronicles (4)
- 2 Chronicles 36:6
- 2 Chronicles 36:7
- 2 Chronicles 36:10
- 2 Chronicles 36:13
Ezra (5)
- Ezra 1:7
- Ezra 2:1
- Ezra 5:12
- Ezra 5:14
- Ezra 6:5
Nehemiah (1)
- Nehemiah 7:6
Esther (1)
- Esther 2:6
Jeremiah (37)
- Jeremiah 21:2
- Jeremiah 21:7
- Jeremiah 22:25
- Jeremiah 24:1
- Jeremiah 25:1
- Jeremiah 25:9
- Jeremiah 27:6
- Jeremiah 27:8
- Jeremiah 27:20
- Jeremiah 28:3
- Jeremiah 28:11
- Jeremiah 28:14
- Jeremiah 29:1
- Jeremiah 29:3
- Jeremiah 29:21
- Jeremiah 32:1
- Jeremiah 32:28
- Jeremiah 34:1
- Jeremiah 35:11
- Jeremiah 37:1
- Jeremiah 39:1
- Jeremiah 39:5
- Jeremiah 39:11
- Jeremiah 43:10
- Jeremiah 44:30
- Jeremiah 46:2
- Jeremiah 46:13
- Jeremiah 46:26
- Jeremiah 49:28
- Jeremiah 49:30
- Jeremiah 50:17
- Jeremiah 51:34
- Jeremiah 52:4
- Jeremiah 52:12
- Jeremiah 52:28
- Jeremiah 52:29
- Jeremiah 52:30
Ezekiel (4)
- Ezekiel 26:7
- Ezekiel 29:18
- Ezekiel 29:19
- Ezekiel 30:10
Daniel (29)
- Daniel 1:1
- Daniel 1:18
- Daniel 2:1
- Daniel 2:28
- Daniel 2:46
- Daniel 3:1
- Daniel 3:2
- Daniel 3:3
- Daniel 3:5
- Daniel 3:7
- Daniel 3:9
- Daniel 3:13
- Daniel 3:14
- Daniel 3:16
- Daniel 3:19
- Daniel 3:24
- Daniel 3:26
- Daniel 3:28
- Daniel 4:1
- Daniel 4:4
- Daniel 4:18
- Daniel 4:28
- Daniel 4:31
- Daniel 4:33
- Daniel 4:34
- Daniel 4:37
- Daniel 5:2
- Daniel 5:11
- Daniel 5:18