2 Kings 25:2

Easy To Read Version

Nebuchadnezzar’s army stayed around Jerusalem until Zedekiah’s eleventh year as king of Judah.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:10

At that time, the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and surrounded it.

2 Kings 25:1

So Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and all his army came to fight against Jerusalem. This happened on the 10th day of the tenth month of Zedekiah’s ninth year as king. Nebuchadnezzar put his army around Jerusalem {to stop people from going in and out of the city}. Then he built a wall of dirt around the city.

2 Kings 25:3

The famine was getting worse and worse in the city. By the 9th day of the fourth month there was no more food for the common people in the city.

Jeremiah 32:1

This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah during the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. {\cf2\super [264]} The tenth year of Zedekiah was the 18th year of Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 52:5

The city of Jerusalem was surrounded by the army of Babylon until the eleventh year that Zedekiah was king. {\cf2\super [435]}

Deuteronomy 28:52

“That nation will surround and attack your cities. You think that the tall, strong walls around your cities will protect you. But those walls will fall down. The enemy will surround all your cities everywhere in the land the Lord your God is giving you.