The Destruction of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1-12)

So 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 whole army. He encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it. 2 The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 3 By the ninth day of the fourth monthContinue reading “The Destruction of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1-12)”

The Babylonian Conquest Begins (2 Kings 24:8-17)

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. 9 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done. 10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11 andContinue reading “The Babylonian Conquest Begins (2 Kings 24:8-17)”

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