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2 Kings 24:11

Listen to 2 Kings 24:11
11 While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit.

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.

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2 Kings 24:11 In-Context

9 In God's opinion he also was an evil king, no different from his father.
10 The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege.
11 While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit.
12 And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered.
13 Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God. This should have been no surprise - God had said it would happen.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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