1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, he and all his army against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: end raised works round about it.
2 And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,
3 The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king's garden, (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about,) and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness.
5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all the warriors that were with him were scattered, and left him:
6 So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him.
7 And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains, and brought him to Babylon.
8 In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.
9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every house he burnt with fire.
10 And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people.
12 But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass which was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldees broke in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
14 They took away also the pots of brass, and the mazers, and the forks, and the cups, and the mortars, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
15 Moreover also the censers, and the bowls, such as were of gold in gold, and such as were of silver in silver, the general of the army took away.
16 That is, two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made in the temple of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning.
18 And the general of the army took Seraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and three doorkeepers.
19 And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them that had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher the captain of the army who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city.
20 These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.
21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.
22 But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had left, he gave the government to Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan.
23 And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor, they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Saraia the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite, and Jezonias the son of Maachathi, they and their men.
24 And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying : Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the seed royal came, and ten men with him: and smote Godolias so that he died: and also the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him in Maspha.
26 And all the people both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up went to Egypt, fearing the Chaldees.
27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda out of prison.
28 And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
29 And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life.
30 And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, all the days of his life.
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Chapter 25 of 2 kings narrates the final fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians. King Zedekiah was captured and taken to Nebuchadnezzar, who ordered the execution of his children before him. The city of Jerusalem was completely destroyed and its inhabitants were taken captive to Babylon. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Jeremiah 52:13: "And burned the house of the Lord, and the house of the king, as well as all the houses of Jerusalem; all the important houses he burned them." This verse confirms the complete destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Babylonian army.
Jeremiah 52:17: "But the guard of the Chaldeans broke the bronze columns that were in the house of the Lord, and the foundations, and the sea of bronze that was in the house of the Lord, and took all the bronze to Babylon." This verse details the looting of the house of the Lord by the Babylonians.
2 Kings 25:11: "Then the king of Babylon deported the people to Babylon, and they became their slaves to this day." This verse reports that the Jews were taken captive to Babylon as a result of the destruction of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 52:27: "And Jehoiakim removed his prisoner clothes and ate regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon every day of his life." This verse refers to Jehoaquim, who was released from prison by Babylonian King Evil-Merodaque and received a privileged treatment for the rest of his life.
Jeremiah 52:31-34: "In the thirtieth seventh year of the exile of Joaquim, king of Judah, on the twenty-five of the tenth month, Evil-Merodaque, king of Babylon, issued an order in favor of Joaquim and freed him from prison. He spoke gently to Joaquim and gave him a place above the other kings who were with him in Babylon. So Joaquim took his clothes from prisoner and ate in the presence of the king of Babylon every day of his life. And his daily livelihood It was provided by the king of Babylon until the day of his death, for all the days of his life. " These verses tell how King Joaquim was released from prison and had a privileged treatment by the Babylonian king Evil-Merodaque until his death.
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