25 From the city he took a court official[a] who had been appointed over the warriors; seven trusted royal aides[b] found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and sixty men from the common people[c] who were found within the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 52:25 Or a eunuch
  2. 52:25 Lit seven men who look on the king’s face
  3. 52:25 Lit the people of the land

25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary(A) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city.

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