2 Kings 25:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the cityהָעִ֖יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
was under siegeבַּמָּצֹ֑ור
(bam·ma·tzo·vr;)
4692: siege enclosure, siege, entrenchmentfrom tsur
untilעַ֚ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י
(ash·tei)
6249: onefrom ashath
yearשָׁנָ֔ה
(sha·nah,)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
(lam·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Zedekiah.צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃
(tzid·ki·ya·hu.)
6667: "Yah is righteousness," six Isr.from the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
And the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
was besieged
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
matsowr  (maw-tsore')
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
unto the eleventh
`ashtey  (ash-tay')
eleven(-th).
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah  (tsid-kee-yaw')
right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites -- Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

King James Bible
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The city was under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.

International Standard Version
The city remained under siege until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah.

NET Bible
The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The blockade of the city lasted until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king.

King James 2000 Bible
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
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