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2 Kings 25:2
The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
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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.
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
1 So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. 2 The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year. 3 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food. 4 The enemy broke through the city walls, and all the soldiers tried to escape. They left the city during the night. They went through the gate between the two walls that is near the king's garden. (The Babylonians were all around the city.) Then they headed for the Jordan Valley. 5 But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him. 6 They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him. 7 Zedekiah's sons were executed while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon then had Zedekiah's eyes put out, bound him in bronze chains, and carried him 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 had taken another wife, named Keturah.
Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.
Genesis 25:4
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps—twelve princes according to their clans.
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps—twelve princes according to their clans.
Genesis 25:17
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors.
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors.
Genesis 25:18
His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
Genesis 25:32
"Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die! What use is the birthright to me?"
"Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die! What use is the birthright to me?"
Genesis 25:33
But Jacob said, "Swear an oath to me now." So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
But Jacob said, "Swear an oath to me now." So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
Genesis 36:35
When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.
When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.
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.
