2 Kings 25:8 Meaning
And 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:
Context Explained
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.
10And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Jeremiah 52:12
Jeremiah provides a similar account of the events surrounding Jerusalem's fall.
Lamentations 1:3
Lamentations reflects on the desolation of Jerusalem, echoing the themes in this verse.
Ezekiel 33:21
Ezekiel discusses the fall of Jerusalem as a warning to others, providing context to the destruction.
Source: 2 Kings 25:8