1 Zedekiahwasone and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name wasHamutalthe daughter of Jeremiahof Libnah.52.1 began…: Heb. reigned2 And he did that which wasevil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakimhad done. 3 For through the anger of the LORDit came to pass in Jerusalemand Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiahrebelled against the king of Babylon.
4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth dayof the month, thatNebuchadrezzarking of Babyloncame, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth dayof the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which wasby the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeanswereby the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
8 But the army of the Chaldeanspursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiahin the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylonto Riblahin the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. 10 And the king of Babylonslew the sons of Zedekiahbefore his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylonbound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.52.11 put out: Heb. blinded52.11 chains: or, fetters52.11 prison: Heb. house of the wards
12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth dayof the month, which wasthe nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzarking of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, whichserved the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,52.12 captain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen52.12 served: Heb. stood before13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that werewith the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalemround about. 15 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certainof the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certainof the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 17 Also the pillars of brass that werein the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that wasin the house of the LORD, the Chaldeansbrake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.52.18 shovels: or, instruments to remove the ashes52.18 bowls: or, basons19 And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; thatwhich wasof gold ingold, and thatwhich wasof silver insilver, took the captain of the guard away.52.19 firepans: or, censers20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that wereunder the bases, which king Solomonhad made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.52.20 the brass: Heb. their brass21 And concerningthe pillars, the height of one pillar waseighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubitsdid compass it; and the thickness thereof wasfour fingers: it washollow.52.21 fillet: Heb. thread22 And a chapiter of brass wasupon it; and the height of one chapiter wasfive cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all ofbrass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates werelike unto these. 23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; andall the pomegranates upon the network werean hundred round about.
24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiahthe chief priest, and Zephaniahthe second priest, and the three keepers of the door:52.24 door: Heb. threshold25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.52.25 were near…: Heb. saw the face of the king52.25 principal…: or, scribe of the captain of the host26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylonto Riblah. 27 And the king of Babylonsmote them, and put them to death in Riblahin the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. 28 This isthe people whom Nebuchadrezzarcarried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzarhe carried away captive from Jerusalemeight hundred thirty and two persons:52.29 persons: Heb. souls30 In the three and twentieth year of NebuchadrezzarNebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons werefour thousand and six hundred.
31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachinking of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth dayof the month, thatEvil-merodachking of Babylonin the firstyear of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachinking of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that werewith him in Babylon,52.32 kindly…: Heb. good things with him33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. 34 And forhis diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.52.34 every…: Heb. the matter of the day in his day
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Zedekiah
צִדְקִיָּהוּtsidəqyahu
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Libnah was the city that Joshua attacked after Makkedah, putting to the sword everyone in it; it was also one of the cities given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 10:30).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jehoiachin was king of Judah, son and successor of Jehoiakim; he reigned three months in Jerusalem and was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Years later, Evil-merodach king of Babylon freed Jehoiachin from prison (2 Kings 25:27).
Jehoiachin was king of Judah, son and successor of Jehoiakim; he reigned three months in Jerusalem and was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Years later, Evil-merodach king of Babylon freed Jehoiachin from prison (2 Kings 25:27).