2 Kings 24:11 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, came to attack the city, and his army surrounded it to cut it off from help.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes the moment when the powerful Babylonian king and his army surrounded Jerusalem to conquer it.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred around 597 BC during the second siege of Jerusalem by Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar had previously conquered Jerusalem in 605 BC and taken some captives, but now returned because the Jewish king had rebelled against Babylonian rule. This siege would result in the deportation of King Jehoiachin and thousands of Jerusalem's leading citizens to Babylon.

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At that time, the armies of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came and surrounded Jerusalem, cutting off the city from the outside world.

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Look, I will gather all the armies from the north, says the LORD, including Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, who serves my purposes. I will bring them against this land and its people, and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them so devastated that people will be shocked and mock them, leaving them as permanent ruins.

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In the ninth year of King Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege walls all around it.

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