19 He took a court official who had been appointed over the warriors from the city; five trusted royal aides[a](A) found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and 60 men from the common people[b] who were found within the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit five men who look on the king’s face
  2. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit the people of the land

19 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city.

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