2 Kings 25:1

KJV

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.

— 2 Kings 25:1, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. Zedekiah rebels; Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem for eighteen months. When the city's defenses fail and famine is severe, Zedekiah flees but is captured; his sons are killed before his eyes, then he is blinded, bound, and taken to Babylon. The temple …

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Other Translations

ASV

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 army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, come hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, he and all his force, against Jerusalem, and encampeth against it, and buildeth against it a fortification round about.

BBE

Now in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round the town.

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