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2 Kings 25:7 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 25 · verse 7
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.2 Kings 25:7 · King James Version
2 Kings 25:7 in context
5And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
9And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZedekiahTsidqîyâhTsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesH6667 →
- fettersnᵉchôshethcopper, hence, something made of that metalH5178 →
- carriedbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- boundʼâçarto yoke or hitchH631 →
- slewshâchaṭto slaughterH7819 →
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We left king Zedekiah in rebellion against the king of Babylon (Kg2 24:20), contriving and endeavouring to shake off his yoke, when he was no way able to do it, nor took the right method by making God his friend first. Now here we have an account of the fatal consequences of that attempt. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7