2 Kings 24:11

11 And 1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,

2 Kings 24:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 24:11

And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city
He came in person, following his army:

and his servants did besiege it;
very closely.

2 Kings 24:11 In-Context

9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,
12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign
13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the LORD, which Solomon king of Israel had made, as the LORD had foretold.

Cross References 1

  • 1. [See ver. 10 above]
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