2 Kings 25:2
New International Version
The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

New Living Translation
Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.

English Standard Version
So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Berean Standard Bible
And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

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

New King James Version
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

New American Standard Bible
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

NASB 1995
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

NASB 1977
So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Amplified Bible
The city came under siege [for nearly two years] until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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

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

American Standard Version
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

English Revised Version
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

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

Good News Translation
and kept it under siege until Zedekiah's eleventh year.

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

Majority Standard Bible
And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah?s eleventh year.

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

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the city enters into siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Young's Literal Translation
And the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the city will go into siege till the eleventh year to king Zedekiah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the city was enclosed and besieged, even until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,

New American Bible
The siege of the city continued until the eleventh year of Zedekiah.

New Revised Standard Version
So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the city was besieged in the siege until the eleventh year of King Tsedeqia.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias on the ninth day of the month.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem
1So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. 2And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. 3By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 39:2
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.

Jeremiah 52:5
And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Ezekiel 24:1-2
In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:10-11
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

Jeremiah 34:1-2
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

Lamentations 2:7-9
The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. / The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. / Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.

Ezekiel 4:1-3
“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem. / Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides. / Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

Jeremiah 21:4-7
this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city. / And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. / I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’ ...

2 Chronicles 36:17-19
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.

Daniel 1:1-2
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

Matthew 24:15-16
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Luke 21:20-24
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...

Mark 13:14
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Jeremiah 32:1-2
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. / At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

Ezekiel 33:21
In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”


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2 Kings 25
1. Jerusalem is besieged.
4. Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out.
8. Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;
13. and carries away the treasures.
18. The nobles are slain at Riblah.
22. Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt.
27. Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court.














And the city
The "city" referred to here is Jerusalem, the heart of the Jewish nation and the center of their religious life. Jerusalem holds a significant place in biblical history as the city chosen by God to place His name there (1 Kings 11:36). Its walls and temple were symbols of God's presence and protection. The Hebrew word for city, "עִיר" (ir), often signifies not just a physical location but a community of people bound by covenant with God. The mention of the city here underscores the gravity of the events unfolding, as it was not just any city but the spiritual and political center of Judah.

was kept under siege
The phrase "kept under siege" indicates a prolonged military blockade. The Hebrew root "צור" (tsur) means to bind or confine, reflecting the dire situation of Jerusalem. Historically, sieges were brutal, leading to famine, disease, and despair. This siege by the Babylonians, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, was a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah and other prophets about the consequences of Judah's persistent disobedience and idolatry (Jeremiah 21:10). The siege represents God's judgment but also His faithfulness to His word, as He had repeatedly warned His people of the consequences of their actions.

until the eleventh year
The "eleventh year" marks a specific time frame, emphasizing the duration and intensity of the siege. In the Hebrew calendar, this would be around 586 BC, a pivotal year in Jewish history. The specificity of the timing highlights the precision of God's prophetic word and His control over historical events. It serves as a reminder that while God's judgment may seem delayed, it is certain and occurs in His perfect timing.

of King Zedekiah
King Zedekiah was the last king of Judah, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar as a vassal king. His reign is marked by rebellion against Babylon and a failure to heed the prophetic counsel of Jeremiah. The name "Zedekiah" means "Yahweh is righteousness," which is ironic given his actions that led to the downfall of Jerusalem. His reign and its tragic end serve as a sobering reminder of the consequences of forsaking God's covenant and the importance of righteous leadership. Zedekiah's account is a testament to the need for humility and obedience to God's will, even in the face of political pressure and personal ambition.

(2) Unto the eleventh year.--The siege lasted altogether one year, five months, and twenty-seven days (2Kings 25:1 compared with 2Kings 25:8). The Chaldaeans raised the siege for a time, and marched against Pharaoh-Hophra, who was coming to the help of the Jews (Jeremiah 37:5 seq.; comp. Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 30:20 seq.)

Verse 2. - And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. The writer omits all the details of the siege, and hastens to the final catastrophe. From Jeremiah and Ezekiel we learn that, after the siege had continued a certain time, the Egyptian monarch, Hophra or Apries, made an effort to carry out the terms of his agreement with Zedekiah, and marched an army into Southern Judaea, with the view of raising the siege (Jeremiah 37:5; Ezekiel 17:17). Nebuchadnezzar hastened to meet him. With the whole or the greater part of his host he marched southward and offered battle to the Egyptians. Whether an engagement took place or not is uncertain. Josephus affirms it, and says that Apries was "defeated and driven out of Syria" ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:7. § 3). The silence of Jeremiah is thought to throw doubt on his assertion. At any rate, the Egyptians retired (Jeremiah 37:7) and took no further part in the struggle. The Babylonians returned, and the siege recommenced. A complete blockade was established, and the defenders of the city soon began to suffer from famine (Jeremiah 21:7, 9; Lamentations 2:12, 20). Ere long, as so often happens in sieges, famine was followed by pestilence (Jeremiah 21:6, 7; Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' l.s.c.), and after a time the place was reduced to the last extremity (Lamentations 4:3-9). Bread was no longer to be had, and mothers devoured their children (Lamentations 4:10). At length a breach was effected in the defenses; the enemy poured in; and the city fell (see the comment on ver. 4).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the city
הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

was kept
וַתָּבֹ֥א (wat·tā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

under siege
בַּמָּצ֑וֹר (bam·mā·ṣō·wr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness

until
עַ֚ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

King
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Zedekiah’s
צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites

eleventh
עַשְׁתֵּ֣י (‘aš·tê)
Number - common singular construct
Strong's 6249: Eleven, eleventh

year.
שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year


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