Zedekiah was one
and twenty
years
old
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
eleven
years
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Hamutal
the daughter
of Jeremiah
of Libnah
.
And he did that which was evil
in the eyes
of the LORD
, according to all that Jehoiakim
had done
.
For through the anger
of the LORD
it came to pass in Jerusalem
and Judah
, till he had cast them out
from his presence
, that Zedekiah
rebelled
against the king
of Babylon
.
And it came to pass in the ninth year
of his reign
, in the tenth
month
, in the tenth
day of the month
, that Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
came
, he and all his army
, against Jerusalem
, and pitched
against it, and built
forts
against it round about
.
So the city
was besieged
unto the eleventh
year
of king
Zedekiah
.
And in the fourth month
, in the ninth
day of the month
, the famine
was sore
in the city
, so that there was no bread
for the people
of the land
.
Then the city was broken up
, and all the men
of war
fled
, and went forth
out of the city
by night
by the way
of the gate
between the two walls
, which was by the king's
garden
; (now the Chaldeans
were by the city
round about
:) and they went
by the way
of the plain
.
But the army of the Chaldeans
pursued
after
the king
, and overtook
Zedekiah
in the plains
of Jericho
; and all his army
was scattered
from him.
Then they took the king
, and carried him up
unto the king
of Babylon
to Riblah
in the land
of Hamath
; where he gave
judgment
upon him.
And the king of Babylon
slew
the sons
of Zedekiah
before his eyes
: he slew
also all the princes
of Judah
in Riblah
.
Then he put out the eyes
of Zedekiah
; and the king
of Babylon
bound
him in chains
, and carried
him to Babylon
, and put
him in prison
till the day
of his death
.
Now in the fifth month
, in the tenth
day of the month
, which was the nineteenth
year
of Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
, came
Nebuzaradan
, captain
of the guard
, which served
the king
of Babylon
, into Jerusalem
,
And burned the house
of the LORD
, and the king's
house
; and all the houses
of Jerusalem
, and all the houses
of the great
men , burned
he with fire
:
And all the army of the Chaldeans
, that were with the captain
of the guard
, brake down
all the walls
of Jerusalem
round about
.
Then Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard
carried away captive
certain of the poor
of the people
, and the residue
of the people
that remained
in the city
, and those that fell away
, that fell
to the king
of Babylon
, and the rest
of the multitude
.
But Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard
left
certain of the poor
of the land
for vinedressers
and for husbandmen
.
Also the pillars of brass
that were in the house
of the LORD
, and the bases
, and the brasen
sea
that was in the house
of the LORD
, the Chaldeans
brake
, and carried
all the brass
of them to Babylon
.
The caldrons also, and the shovels
, and the snuffers
, and the bowls
, and the spoons
, and all the vessels
of brass
wherewith they ministered
, took they away
.
And the basons, and the firepans
, and the bowls
, and the caldrons
, and the candlesticks
, and the spoons
, and the cups
; that which was of gold
in gold
, and that which was of silver
in silver
, took
the captain
of the guard
away
.
The two pillars
, one
sea
, and twelve
brasen
bulls
that were under the bases
, which king
Solomon
had made
in the house
of the LORD
: the brass
of all these vessels
was without weight
.
And concerning the pillars, the height
of one
pillar
was eighteen
cubits
; and a fillet
of twelve
cubits
did compass
it; and the thickness
thereof was four
fingers
: it was hollow
.
And a chapiter of brass
was upon it; and the height
of one
chapiter
was five
cubits
, with network
and pomegranates
upon the chapiters
round about
, all of brass
. The second
pillar
also and the pomegranates
were like unto these.
And there were ninety and six
pomegranates
on a side
; and all the pomegranates
upon the network
were an hundred
round about
.
And the captain of the guard
took
Seraiah
the chief
priest
, and Zephaniah
the second
priest
, and the three
keepers
of the door
:
He took also out of the city
an
eunuch
, which had the charge
of the men
of war
; and seven
men
of them that were near
the king's
person
, which were found
in the city
; and the principal
scribe
of the host
, who mustered
the people
of the land
; and threescore
men
of the people
of the land
, that were found
in the midst
of the city
.
So Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard
took
them, and brought
them to the king
of Babylon
to Riblah
.
And the king of Babylon
smote
them, and put them to death
in Riblah
in the land
of Hamath
. Thus Judah
was carried away captive
out of his own land
.
This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar
carried away captive
: in the seventh
year
three
thousand
Jews
and three
and twenty
:
In the eighteenth year
of Nebuchadrezzar
he carried away captive
from Jerusalem
eight
hundred
thirty
and two
persons
:
In the three and twentieth
year
of Nebuchadrezzar
Nebuzaradan
the captain
of the guard
carried away captive
of the Jews
seven
hundred
forty
and five
persons
: all the persons
were four
thousand
and six
hundred
.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth
year
of the captivity
of Jehoiachin
king
of Judah
, in the twelfth
month
, in the five
and twentieth
day of the month
, that Evilmerodach
king
of Babylon
in the first year
of his reign
lifted up
the head
of Jehoiachin
king
of Judah
, and brought him forth
out of prison
,
And spake kindly
unto him, and set
his throne
above
the throne
of the kings
that were with him in Babylon
,
And changed his prison
garments
: and he did continually
eat
bread
before
him all the days
of his life
.
And for his diet, there was a continual
diet
given
him of the king
of Babylon
, every
day
a portion
until the day
of his death
, all the days
of his life
.