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2 Kings 25

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 25 of 25

1 And it happened in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and camped against it, and built a siege mound all around it.

2 And the city entered into siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 On the ninth of the month, when the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land,

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Chapter Summary

Jerusalem is besieged. Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out. Nebuzaradan defaces the city, plunders and carries away the remnant and the treasures. The nobles are slain at Riblah. Gedaliah being slain, the remnant flee into Egypt.

Key Hebrew Words

בִּגְדֵ֣י treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
עַמּוּדֵ֨י pillar H5982 · TWOT 1637c
מִצְרָ֑יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
כֹּהֵ֣ן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
יְהוּדָ֖ה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c

People & Context

Final Siege of Jerusalem Begins

Nebuchadnezzar and his army attack Jerusalem again in Zedekiah's 9th year, building a siege mound around it.

Famine and Zedekiah's Escape

By Zedekiah's 11th year, famine breaks the city. Zedekiah and his soldiers flee by night toward the Arabah.

Zedekiah Captured and Blinded

The Chaldean army catches Zedekiah near Jericho. They slaughter his sons before him, blind him, and carry him in fetters to Babylon.

Timeline

Final Siege of Jerusalem Begins

Nebuchadnezzar and his army attack Jerusalem again in Zedekiah's 9th year, building a siege mound around it.

2 Kings 25:1-2
Famine and Zedekiah's Escape

By Zedekiah's 11th year, famine breaks the city. Zedekiah and his soldiers flee by night toward the Arabah.

2 Kings 25:3-4
Zedekiah Captured and Blinded

The Chaldean army catches Zedekiah near Jericho. They slaughter his sons before him, blind him, and carry him in fetters to Babylon.

2 Kings 25:5-7

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