Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
Then the city walls were breached, and all the soldiers ran for their lives. They escaped in the middle of the night through the gate between the two walls near the king's garden. The Babylonian army had the whole city surrounded, so they had to take the route toward the plains to get out.
When the walls came down, even the warriors knew it was time to run.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC, which was the culmination of God's judgment on Judah for their persistent idolatry and disobedience. King Zedekiah and his army tried to escape the city at night through a specific gate near the king's garden, but the Babylonian forces, known as Chaldeans, had the city completely surrounded. This event marks the final fall of Jerusalem, leading to the destruction of the temple and the exile of many Israelites.
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