2 Kings 25:7

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 Babylonian troops chased the king and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. 6They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. They made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. 8On August 14 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. 9He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.

2 Kings 25:7 word by word

וְאֶת־בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• before his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and put outעָוַר‛âvar · to blindH5786
• the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• and boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• him with fettersנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• of brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• and carriedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• him to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:7

• Genesis 21:16Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.
• Genesis 44:34For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
• Deuteronomy 28:34You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you.
• Jeremiah 22:30This is what the Lord says: ‘Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless. He is a failure, for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David to rule over Judah.’
• Jeremiah 39:6The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons at Riblah. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
• Jeremiah 52:10The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.
• Jeremiah 32:4King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face.
• Jeremiah 34:3You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 12:13Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there.
• Judges 16:21So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 36:6Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
• Psalms 149:8to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains,
• Ezekiel 7:27The king and the prince will stand helpless, weeping in despair, and the people’s hands will tremble with fear. I will bring on them the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment they so richly deserve. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 17:16No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke.

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

Topics related to 2 Kings 25:7

• Brass
• Fetters
• Jerusalem
• Prisoners
• Prophecy
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Zedekiah
• Blind
• Brass
• Captivity
• Chain
• Chaldees
• Eye
• Fast
• Jerusalem

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