The Amazing Bible. Book Club
2 Kings - Chapter 25
Zedekiah was king of Judah, and chapter 24 ended, "Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon." Oh no! Of course this brought King Nebuchadnezzar down to Judah with his WHOLE army, and they laid siege to Jerusalem. It took two years until the wall was broken through. The king and the soldiers fled. King Zedekiah was caught, but some of the soldiers escaped. Zedekiah was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar in Riblah, and he witness the death of his sons, and then his own eyes were plucked out, he was shackled, and then taken to Babylon to be executed. Nebuchadnezzar's commander of the imperial guard came to Jerusalem and tore down its walls. He ransacked the temple and royal palace and then set them on fire, as well as the other important buildings and all the houses. He exiled the people who remained in the city, except for the poorest people so they could take care of the vineyards and fields. Nebuchadnezzar placed Gedaliah as governor of the land, but he was not of royal descent, so when some of the fighting men who had escaped came back to Jerusalem, Gedaliah was assassinated, which brought fear to the people so they escaped to Egypt. Chapter 25 ends with hope because King Jehoiachin, a descendant of David, who had surrendered to Babylon, was released from his prison, and the new king, Evil-Merodach, who was King Nebuchadnezzar's son, gave him a throne with high honor, and he had a daily allowance as long as he lived.
Zedekiah was king of Judah, and chapter 24 ended, "Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon." Oh no! Of course this brought King Nebuchadnezzar down to Judah with his WHOLE army, and they laid siege to Jerusalem. It took two years until the wall was broken through. The king and the soldiers fled. King Zedekiah was caught, but some of the soldiers escaped. Zedekiah was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar in Riblah, and he witness the death of his sons, and then his own eyes were plucked out, he was shackled, and then taken to Babylon to be executed. Nebuchadnezzar's commander of the imperial guard came to Jerusalem and tore down its walls. He ransacked the temple and royal palace and then set them on fire, as well as the other important buildings and all the houses. He exiled the people who remained in the city, except for the poorest people so they could take care of the vineyards and fields. Nebuchadnezzar placed Gedaliah as governor of the land, but he was not of royal descent, so when some of the fighting men who had escaped came back to Jerusalem, Gedaliah was assassinated, which brought fear to the people so they escaped to Egypt. Chapter 25 ends with hope because King Jehoiachin, a descendant of David, who had surrendered to Babylon, was released from his prison, and the new king, Evil-Merodach, who was King Nebuchadnezzar's son, gave him a throne with high honor, and he had a daily allowance as long as he lived.