2 Kings 25:7

7 And they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes, and chaining him with iron bands, took him to Babylon.

2 Kings 25:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:7

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2 Kings 25:7 In-Context

5 But the Chaldaean army went after the king, and overtook him in the lowlands of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.

6 And they made the king a prisoner and took him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah to be judged.

7 And they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes, and chaining him with iron bands, took him to Babylon.

8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem;

9 And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire;