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2 Kings 24:10
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the moment Nebuchadnezzar’s forces advance against Jerusalem immediately after Jehoiachin’s three-month reign. The account situates this military action at the direct consequence of the king’s prior evil.
The words — The Hebrew עָל֗וּ (alah) literally means “they went up,” describing the standard campaign route to Jerusalem’s high ground. עַבְדֵ֛י ('avadei) translates as “servants,” identifying the commanders acting as direct agents of the Babylonian king.
The thread — This initial encirclement continues in 2 Kings 25:2 until the eleventh year of Zedekiah. Daniel 1:1 cross-references the event, dating the first siege to the third year of Jehoiakim.
Why it lands — The text documents a historical pivot where royal rebellion triggers military siege. It requires the reader to observe how sequential leadership failures produce concrete political and geographical consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 25:2 And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.
- Daniel 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.