And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
The city walls were broken through, and all the soldiers ran away at night through the gate between two walls, near the king's garden. The Babylonians had surrounded the entire city, and the king escaped toward the plains.
This verse describes the moment Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians, with the city walls broken and King Zedekiah fleeing with his soldiers in the night.
📚 Historical Context
In the 6th century BC, the Babylonian Empire under King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem as a response to Judah's repeated rebellions against their rule, fulfilling prophecies of judgment for the nation's unfaithfulness to God. King Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, attempted to flee the city under cover of night when the walls were breached, highlighting the desperation of a kingdom on the brink of collapse. This event was part of the larger narrative of the Babylonian conquest, which resulted in the destruction of the temple and the exile of many Jews.
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