2 Kings 24:10

2 Kings 24:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it,
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Context of 2 Kings 24:10

8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father had done. During Jehoiachin’s reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it. 11Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege. 12Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.

2 Kings 24:10 word by word

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא עָל֗וּ עַבְדֵ֛י נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרנבוּכדרא צּור נבוּכדראצּר · NebuchadnezzarH5019
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• was besiegedמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
• was besiegedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): besiegeH935

Cross-references for 2 Kings 24:10

• Daniel 1:1During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
• 2 Kings 25:2Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Came up against Jerusalem - The cause and circumstances of this siege are equally obscure. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar detected Jehoiachin in some attempt to open communications with Egypt.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah. Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the counsels of a nation act unwisely, and against their true…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Jehoiachin gave up when Nebuchadnezzar's powerful army approached. See study note on 2 Chronicles 36:9–10. Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year as king was 597 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. At that time--within three months after his accession to the throne. It was the spring of the year (2Ch 36:10); so early did he indicate a feeling hostile to the interests of his Assyrian liege lord, by forming a league with Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar sent his generals to besiege Jerusalem, as Jeremiah had foretold (Jr 22:28; 34:20), and soon after he followed in person. Convinced of the hopelessness of making any effectual resistance, Jehoiachin, going…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 24:10

• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiachin
• Jerusalem
• Prophecy
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Apt
• Babylonians
• Captivity
• Chesed
• Jehoiachin
• Jeremiah (2)
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24

• 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