Biblical person
Nebuzaradan
commander
People
also: Nebuzaradan
Captain of the guard and servant of the king of Babylon who came to Jerusalem.
Nebuzaradan in the Bible is identified as the captain of the guard and a servant of the king of Babylon when he came to Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:8). The passage says that he carried into exile people remaining in the city, including deserters and others (2 Kings 25:11).
Jeremiah says that Nebuzaradan left some of the poorest people in Judah and gave them vineyards and fields (Jeremiah 39:10). His name occurs in at least 15 verses across 2 books, 2 Kings and Jeremiah.
15
Verses
2
Books
2 Kings 25:8
First named
Across Scripture
2 Kings · Jeremiah