And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
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Interpretation
Jerusalem was so fortified, that it could not be taken till famine rendered the besieged unable to resist. In the prophecy and Lamentations of Jeremiah, we find more of this event; here it suffices to say, that the impiety and misery of the besieged were very great.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 25:4-7.
Glossary
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Zedekiah Person
- Righteousness of Jehovah. (1. ) The last king of Judah.