2 Kings 25:2

“And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.”

"And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." - 2 Kings 25:2
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What does 2 Kings 25:2 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Kings 25:2 in the King James Version reads: "And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." This verse is just one part of the larger narrative found in the Book of 2 Kings, which chronicles the history of the kings of Israel and Judah, as…

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The Weight of Siege: A Devotional Reflection on 2 Kings 25:2

In 2 Kings 25:2, the scripture reads, "And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." This verse captures a profound moment in Israel’s history, revealing themes of endurance, despair, and, ultimately, the faithfulness of God amid trials. To comprehend the…

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A Prayer for Perseverance in Times of Siege

O Sovereign Lord, King of Kings, and Almighty God, I come before You, humbling my heart in this holy moment, remembering the words of 2 Kings 25:2: "And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." Lord, in these powerful words, I see not only the struggle and…

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2 Kings 25:2 - "And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
2 Kings 2:25 - "And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria."
2 Kings 21:25 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 25:12 - "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
2 Kings 25:28 - "And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;"
Proverbs 25:2 - "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."
2 Kings 25:20 - "And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:"
2 Kings 25:3 - "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land."
2 Kings 25:14 - "And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away."
2 Kings 25:6 - "So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him."
2 Kings 25:1 show King Nebuchadnezzar and the army and the Temple
2 Kings 25:1 show King Nebuchadnezzar in war zone
1 Kings 2:25 - "And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died."
2 Kings 25:10 - "And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about."
2 Kings 25:18 - "¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:"
2 Kings 25:15 - "And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away."
2 Chronicles 25:26 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?"
Jehoiachin is released from Babylonian jail 2 kings 25: 27
2 Kings 25:26 - "And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees."
2 Kings 8:25 - "¶ In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign."
2 Kings 25:30 - "And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life."
2 Kings 25:21 - "And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land."
2 Kings 25:9 - "And 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."
2 Kings 25:5 - "And 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."
2 Kings 25:29 - "And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life."
2 Kings 25:25 - "But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah."
2 Kings 17:25 - "And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them."
2 Kings 25:16 - "The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight."
"And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria." - 2 Kings 2:25