Battle of Jericho - Bible Story and Jericho's Significance
Joel Ryan
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2 Kings 25:4
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The enemy broke through the city walls that night. All Judah's soldiers left on the road of the gate between the two walls beside the king's garden. While the Babylonians were attacking the city from all sides, the king took the road to the plain [of Jericho].
2 Kings 25:4 Meaning and Commentary
2 Kings 25:4
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:1)
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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2 Kings 25:4 In-Context
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The blockade of the city lasted until Zedekiah's eleventh year as king.
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On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.
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The enemy broke through the city walls that night. All Judah's soldiers left on the road of the gate between the two walls beside the king's garden. While the Babylonians were attacking the city from all sides, the king took the road to the plain [of Jericho].
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The Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him.
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The Babylonians captured the king, brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and passed sentence on him.
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