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2 Kings 25:2
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Christian Standard Bible®
The city was under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.
The city was under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.
Hebrew Names Version
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Tzidkiyahu.
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Tzidkiyahu.
King James Version
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
English Standard Version
So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
New Century Version
The city was under attack until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king.
The city was under attack until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king.
New English Translation
The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
Amplified Bible
The city came under siege [for nearly two years] until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
The city came under siege [for nearly two years] until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
New American Standard Bible
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
World English Bible
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the citie was besieged vnto the eleueth yeere of King Zedekiah.
So the citie was besieged vnto the eleueth yeere of King Zedekiah.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Berean Standard Bible
And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
Contemporary English Version
After a year and a half, all the food in Jerusalem was gone. Then on the ninth day of the fourth month,
After a year and a half, all the food in Jerusalem was gone. Then on the ninth day of the fourth month,
Complete Jewish Bible
The city remained under siege into the eleventh year of King Tzidkiyahu.
The city remained under siege into the eleventh year of King Tzidkiyahu.
Darby Translation
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Easy-to-Read Version
His army stayed around Jerusalem until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king of Judah.
His army stayed around Jerusalem until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king of Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
And the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
And the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Good News Translation
and kept it under siege until Zedekiah's eleventh year.
and kept it under siege until Zedekiah's eleventh year.
Lexham English Bible
So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of the king.
So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of the king.
Literal Translation
And the city entered into siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah,
And the city entered into siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus was the cite beseged vnto the eleuenth yeare of kynge Sedechias.
Thus was the cite beseged vnto the eleuenth yeare of kynge Sedechias.
American Standard Version
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Bible in Basic English
And the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
And the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the citie was besieged vnto the eleuenth yere of king Zedekia.
And the citie was besieged vnto the eleuenth yere of king Zedekia.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
King James Version (1611)
And the citie was besieged vnto the eleuenth yeere of king Zedekiah.
And the citie was besieged vnto the eleuenth yeere of king Zedekiah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias on the ninth day of the month.
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias on the ninth day of the month.
English Revised Version
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the citee was closid, and cumpassid, `til to the eleuenthe yeer of king Sedechie,
And the citee was closid, and cumpassid, `til to the eleuenthe yeer of king Sedechie,
Update Bible Version
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
And the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
New King James Version
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
New Living Translation
Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
New Life Bible
The city had the army of Babylon around it until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
The city had the army of Babylon around it until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
New Revised Standard
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the city came into the siege, - until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
And the city came into the siege, - until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,
And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,
Revised Standard Version
So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedeki'ah.
So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedeki'ah.
Young's Literal Translation
And the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,
And the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Contextual Overview
1The revolt dates from the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah's reign. Nebuchadnezzar set out for Jerusalem immediately with a full army. He set up camp and sealed off the city by building siege mounds around it. The city was under siege for nineteen months (until the eleventh year of Zedekiah). By the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so bad that there wasn't so much as a crumb of bread for anyone. Then there was a breakthrough. At night, under cover of darkness, the entire army escaped through an opening in the wall (it was the gate between the two walls above the King's Garden). They slipped through the lines of the Babylonians who surrounded the city and headed for the Jordan on the Arabah Valley road. But the Babylonians were in pursuit of the king and they caught up with him in the Plains of Jericho. By then Zedekiah's army had deserted and was scattered. The Babylonians took Zedekiah prisoner and marched him off to the king of Babylon at Riblah, then tried and sentenced him on the spot. Zedekiah's sons were executed right before his eyes; the summary murder of his sons was the last thing he saw, for they then blinded him. Securely handcuffed, he was hauled off to Babylon.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:10 - was besieged Jeremiah 21:2 - for Jeremiah 32:1 - in the Jeremiah 39:1 - the ninth
Cross-References
Genesis 25:1
Abraham married a second time; his new wife was named Keturah. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Abraham married a second time; his new wife was named Keturah. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:4
Midian had Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah—all from the line of Keturah.
Midian had Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah—all from the line of Keturah.
Genesis 25:17
Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family. His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn't get along with any of their kin.
Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family. His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn't get along with any of their kin.
Genesis 25:32
Esau said, "I'm starving! What good is a birthright if I'm dead?"
Esau said, "I'm starving! What good is a birthright if I'm dead?"
Genesis 25:33
Jacob said, "First, swear to me." And he did it. On oath Esau traded away his rights as the firstborn. Jacob gave him bread and the stew of lentils. He ate and drank, got up and left. That's how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn.
Jacob said, "First, swear to me." And he did it. On oath Esau traded away his rights as the firstborn. Jacob gave him bread and the stew of lentils. He ate and drank, got up and left. That's how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn.
Genesis 37:28
By that time the Midianite traders were passing by. His brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites who took Joseph with them down to Egypt.
By that time the Midianite traders were passing by. His brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites who took Joseph with them down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:36
In Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, manager of his household affairs.
In Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, manager of his household affairs.
Numbers 22:4
Moab spoke to the leaders of Midian: "Look, this mob is going to clean us out—a bunch of crows picking a carcass clean." Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, sent emissaries to get Balaam son of Beor, who lived at Pethor on the banks of the Euphrates River, his homeland. Balak's emissaries said, "Look. A people has come up out of Egypt, and they're all over the place! And they're pressing hard on me. Come and curse them for me—they're too much for me. Maybe then I can beat them; we'll attack and drive them out of the country. You have a reputation: Those you bless stay blessed; those you curse stay cursed." The leaders of Moab and Midian were soon on their way, with the fee for the cursing tucked safely in their wallets. When they got to Balaam, they gave him Balak's message. "Stay here for the night," Balaam said. "In the morning I'll deliver the answer that God gives me." The Moabite nobles stayed with him. Then God came to Balaam. He asked, "So who are these men here with you?" Balaam answered, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent them with a message: ‘Look, the people that came up out of Egypt are all over the place! Come and curse them for me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack and drive them out of the country.'" God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people." The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak's nobles, "Go back home; God refuses to give me permission to go with you." So the Moabite nobles left, came back to Balak, and said, "Balaam wouldn't come with us." Balak sent another group of nobles, higher ranking and more distinguished. They came to Balaam and said, "Balak son of Zippor says, ‘Please, don't refuse to come to me. I will honor and reward you lavishly—anything you tell me to do, I'll do; I'll pay anything—only come and curse this people.'" Balaam answered Balak's servants: "Even if Balak gave me his house stuffed with silver and gold, I wouldn't be able to defy the orders of my God to do anything, whether big or little. But come along and stay with me tonight as the others did; I'll see what God will say to me this time." God came to Balaam that night and said, "Since these men have come all this way to see you, go ahead and go with them. But make sure you do absolutely nothing other than what I tell you." Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went off with the noblemen from Moab. As he was going, though, God's anger flared. The angel of God stood in the road to block his way. Balaam was riding his donkey, accompanied by his two servants. When the donkey saw the angel blocking the road and brandishing a sword, she veered off the road into the ditch. Balaam beat the donkey and got her back on the road. But as they were going through a vineyard, with a fence on either side, the donkey again saw God 's angel blocking the way and veered into the fence, crushing Balaam's foot against the fence. Balaam hit her again. God 's angel blocked the way yet again—a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left. Seeing the angel, Balaam's donkey sat down under him. Balaam lost his temper; he beat the donkey with his stick. Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: "What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times?" Balaam said, "Because you've been playing games with me! If I had a sword I would have killed you by now." The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you've ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?" He said, "No." Then God helped Balaam see what was going on: He saw God 's angel blocking the way, brandishing a sword. Balaam fell to the ground, his face in the dirt. God 's angel said to him: "Why have you beaten your poor donkey these three times? I have come here to block your way because you're getting way ahead of yourself. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she hadn't, I would have killed you by this time, but not the donkey. I would have let her off." Balaam said to God 's angel, "I have sinned. I had no idea you were standing in the road blocking my way. If you don't like what I'm doing, I'll head back." But God 's angel said to Balaam, "Go ahead and go with them. But only say what I tell you to say—absolutely no other word." And so Balaam continued to go with Balak's nobles. When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him in the Moabite town that was on the banks of the Arnon, right on the boundary of his land. Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I send an urgent message for help? Why didn't you come when I called? Do you think I can't pay you enough?" Balaam said to Balak, "Well, I'm here now. But I can't tell you just anything. I can speak only words that God gives me—no others." Balaam then accompanied Balak to Kiriath Huzoth (Street-Town). Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep for sacrifices and presented them to Balaam and the nobles who were with him. At daybreak Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal (The Heights of Baal) so that he could get a good view of some of the people.
Moab spoke to the leaders of Midian: "Look, this mob is going to clean us out—a bunch of crows picking a carcass clean." Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, sent emissaries to get Balaam son of Beor, who lived at Pethor on the banks of the Euphrates River, his homeland. Balak's emissaries said, "Look. A people has come up out of Egypt, and they're all over the place! And they're pressing hard on me. Come and curse them for me—they're too much for me. Maybe then I can beat them; we'll attack and drive them out of the country. You have a reputation: Those you bless stay blessed; those you curse stay cursed." The leaders of Moab and Midian were soon on their way, with the fee for the cursing tucked safely in their wallets. When they got to Balaam, they gave him Balak's message. "Stay here for the night," Balaam said. "In the morning I'll deliver the answer that God gives me." The Moabite nobles stayed with him. Then God came to Balaam. He asked, "So who are these men here with you?" Balaam answered, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent them with a message: ‘Look, the people that came up out of Egypt are all over the place! Come and curse them for me. Maybe then I'll be able to attack and drive them out of the country.'" God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them. And don't curse the others—they are a blessed people." The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak's nobles, "Go back home; God refuses to give me permission to go with you." So the Moabite nobles left, came back to Balak, and said, "Balaam wouldn't come with us." Balak sent another group of nobles, higher ranking and more distinguished. They came to Balaam and said, "Balak son of Zippor says, ‘Please, don't refuse to come to me. I will honor and reward you lavishly—anything you tell me to do, I'll do; I'll pay anything—only come and curse this people.'" Balaam answered Balak's servants: "Even if Balak gave me his house stuffed with silver and gold, I wouldn't be able to defy the orders of my God to do anything, whether big or little. But come along and stay with me tonight as the others did; I'll see what God will say to me this time." God came to Balaam that night and said, "Since these men have come all this way to see you, go ahead and go with them. But make sure you do absolutely nothing other than what I tell you." Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went off with the noblemen from Moab. As he was going, though, God's anger flared. The angel of God stood in the road to block his way. Balaam was riding his donkey, accompanied by his two servants. When the donkey saw the angel blocking the road and brandishing a sword, she veered off the road into the ditch. Balaam beat the donkey and got her back on the road. But as they were going through a vineyard, with a fence on either side, the donkey again saw God 's angel blocking the way and veered into the fence, crushing Balaam's foot against the fence. Balaam hit her again. God 's angel blocked the way yet again—a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left. Seeing the angel, Balaam's donkey sat down under him. Balaam lost his temper; he beat the donkey with his stick. Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: "What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times?" Balaam said, "Because you've been playing games with me! If I had a sword I would have killed you by now." The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you've ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?" He said, "No." Then God helped Balaam see what was going on: He saw God 's angel blocking the way, brandishing a sword. Balaam fell to the ground, his face in the dirt. God 's angel said to him: "Why have you beaten your poor donkey these three times? I have come here to block your way because you're getting way ahead of yourself. The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she hadn't, I would have killed you by this time, but not the donkey. I would have let her off." Balaam said to God 's angel, "I have sinned. I had no idea you were standing in the road blocking my way. If you don't like what I'm doing, I'll head back." But God 's angel said to Balaam, "Go ahead and go with them. But only say what I tell you to say—absolutely no other word." And so Balaam continued to go with Balak's nobles. When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him in the Moabite town that was on the banks of the Arnon, right on the boundary of his land. Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I send an urgent message for help? Why didn't you come when I called? Do you think I can't pay you enough?" Balaam said to Balak, "Well, I'm here now. But I can't tell you just anything. I can speak only words that God gives me—no others." Balaam then accompanied Balak to Kiriath Huzoth (Street-Town). Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep for sacrifices and presented them to Balaam and the nobles who were with him. At daybreak Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal (The Heights of Baal) so that he could get a good view of some of the people.
Job 2:11
Three of Job's friends heard of all the trouble that had fallen on him. Each traveled from his own country—Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuhah, Zophar from Naamath—and went together to Job to keep him company and comfort him. When they first caught sight of him, they couldn't believe what they saw—they hardly recognized him! They cried out in lament, ripped their robes, and dumped dirt on their heads as a sign of their grief. Then they sat with him on the ground. Seven days and nights they sat there without saying a word. They could see how rotten he felt, how deeply he was suffering.
Three of Job's friends heard of all the trouble that had fallen on him. Each traveled from his own country—Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuhah, Zophar from Naamath—and went together to Job to keep him company and comfort him. When they first caught sight of him, they couldn't believe what they saw—they hardly recognized him! They cried out in lament, ripped their robes, and dumped dirt on their heads as a sign of their grief. Then they sat with him on the ground. Seven days and nights they sat there without saying a word. They could see how rotten he felt, how deeply he was suffering.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The siege lasted almost exactly a year and a half. Its calamities - famine, pestilence, and intense suffering - are best understood from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, written probably almost immediately after the capture.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 25:2-4. And the city was besieged, &c. — Nebuchadnezzar, having routed the Egyptian army, returned to Jerusalem, and besieged it so closely that, being reduced by famine, and a breach made in the wall, the Chaldeans entered it on the ninth day of the fourth month, (Wednesday, July 27,) Zedekiah and many others endeavouring to make their escape by night.
