And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;
2 Kings 24:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. American Standard Version (1901) At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. Common English Bible At that time, the officers of Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem and laid siege to the city. Catholic Public Domain Version At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, ascended against Jerusalem. And the city was encircled with fortifications. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At that time the servants of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem: and the city was surrounded with their forts. |
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
And some of your own sons, who are born to you, shall be taken away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
After Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the princes of Judah, the craftsmen, and the smiths, and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me this vision: Behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord.
“Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones.
“Prophesy therefore, son of man; clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yea thrice, the sword for those to be slain; it is the sword for the great slaughter, which encompasses them,