3
On the ninth day of the [fourth] month, when the famine in the city was so severe that there was no food for the people of the land,
4
they broke through into the city. All the soldiers [fled] by night through the gate between the two walls, near the king's garden. Because the Kasdim were surrounding the city, the king took the route through the 'Aravah.
5
But the army of the Kasdim went in pursuit of the king and overtook him on the plains near Yericho; all his troops deserted him.
6
Then they took the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel in Rivlah, where they passed judgment on him.
7
They slaughtered his sons before his eyes. Then they put out Tzidkiyahu's eyes, bound him in chains and carried him off to Bavel.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.