2 Kings 25:9

9 He burned the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.

2 Kings 25:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:9

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2 Kings 25:9 In-Context

7 They slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his eyes. Finally, the king of Babylon blinded Zedekiah, bound him in bronze [chains], and took him to Babylon.
8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.
9 He burned the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
10 The whole Chaldean army [with] the commander of the guards tore down the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
11 Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
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