2 Kings 25:9

9 ¹He burned the house of the LORD, ²the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire.

2 Kings 25:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:9

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2 Kings 25:9 In-Context

7 They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

8 Now on the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

9 He burned the house of the LORD , the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire.

10 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11 Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the people, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 9:8; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Psalms 74:3-7
• 2. Amos 2:5