And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
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.
This verse describes the beginning of Babylon's final siege of Jerusalem, marking the start of the city's destruction.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurred in 588 BC when Nebuchadnezzar II launched his final assault on Jerusalem after King Zedekiah rebelled against Babylonian rule. The siege would last about 18 months, ultimately leading to the destruction of Solomon's Temple and the exile of the Jewish people to Babylon. This marked the end of the Kingdom of Judah and fulfilled the warnings that prophets like Jeremiah had given about the consequences of turning away from God.
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