2 Kings 25:7 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
5And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7And 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.
8And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
9And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Jeremiah 39:6
Jeremiah recounts the tragic fate of Zedekiah's sons, paralleling this verse.
Lamentations 5:11
Lamentations laments the suffering of the people, reflecting on the loss described here.
Ezekiel 12:13
Ezekiel discusses the consequences of Zedekiah's rebellion, explaining the judgment he faced.
Source: 2 Kings 25:7