KJV ORIGINAL
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The city was under attack and surrounded until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how Jerusalem was trapped under enemy siege for years during King Zedekiah's rule.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem that began in 588 BC under King Nebuchadnezzar. The siege lasted about 18 months, ending in 586 BC when the city walls were finally broken through. This was the final chapter in the fall of the kingdom of Judah, leading to the destruction of Solomon's temple and the exile of the Jewish people to Babylon.
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