2 Kings 24:11

11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it.

2 Kings 24:11 in Other Translations

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,

11 Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege.

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

11 Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

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.

2 Kings 24:11 In-Context

9 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done.

10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it,

11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it.

12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.

13 As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the LORD and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the LORD.