New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 25:7
71They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then 2put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
2 Kings 25:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, put out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.
Context of 2 Kings 25:7
5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho and all his army was scattered from him. 6Then they captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him. They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon. 8Now on the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9He burned the house of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire.
Read all of 2 Kings 252 Kings 25:7 word by word
וְאֶת־בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל׃ סRead the interlinear
- They slaughteredשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
- the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
- before his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- putעָוַר‛âvar · to blindH5786
- out the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- and boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
- him with bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- fettersנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
- him to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:7
- Genesis 21:16Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me see the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.
- Genesis 44:34For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me--for fear that I see the evil that would overtake my father?”
- Deuteronomy 28:34You shall be driven mad by the sight of what you see.
- Jeremiah 22:30Thus says the Lord, ‘Write this man down childless, A man who will not prosper in his days; For no man of his descendants will prosper Sitting on the throne of David Or ruling again in Judah.’”
- Jeremiah 39:6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slew all the nobles of Judah.
- Jeremiah 52:10The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
- Jeremiah 32:4and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;
- Jeremiah 34:3You will not escape from his hand, for you will surely be captured and delivered into his hand; and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and he will speak with you face to face, and you will go to Babylon.’”’
- Ezekiel 12:13I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.
- Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
- Psalms 107:10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,
- Psalms 149:8To bind their kings with chains And their nobles with fetters of iron,
- Ezekiel 7:27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with horror, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. According to their conduct I will deal with them, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the Lord.’”
- Ezekiel 17:16As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘Surely in the country of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, in Babylon he shall die.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Before his eyes - This refinement of cruelty seems to have especially shocked the Jews, whose manners were less barbarous than those of most Orientals. It is noted by Jeremiah in two places Jeremiah 39:6; Jeremiah 52:10. And put out the eyes of Zedekiah - Blinding has always been among the most common of secondary punishments in the East (compare Judges 16:2 l). The blinding of Zedekiah reconciled in a very remarkable way prophecies, apparently…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7they put out his eyes: In the ancient Near East, rebellious leaders were often blinded. Zedekiah's blinding was especially cruel because his last sight was his sons being killed. True to the prophecy, Zedekiah was captured and died in captivity (Jeremiah 32:4–5; 34:3; 52:11; Ezekiel 12:11–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. they took the king, and brought him ... to Riblah--Nebuchadnezzar, having gone from the siege to oppose the auxiliary forces of Pharaoh-hophra, left his generals to carry on the blockade, he himself not returning to the scene of action, but taking up his station at Riblah in the land of Hamath (2Ki 23:33). they gave judgment upon him--They, that is, the council (Jr 39:3, 13; Da 6:7, 8, 12), regarding him as a seditious and rebellious vassal…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 25:7 Jer 39:6, 7 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 25:7 Ezek 12:13 ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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