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BrLXXΚαὶ δύναμις βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος ἐχαράκωσεν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ Ἱερεμίας ἐφυλάσσετο ἐν αὐλῇ τῆς φυλακῆς, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν οἴκῳ βασιλέως, (Kai dunamis basileōs Babulōnos eⱪarakōsen epi Hierousalaʸm, kai Hieremias efulasseto en aulaʸ taʸs fulakaʸs, haʸ estin en oikōi basileōs, )
BrTrAnd the host of the king of Babylon had made a rampart against Jerusalem: and Jeremias was kept in the court of the prison, which is in the king's house;
ULTIn the eleventh year and fourth month of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.
USTOne and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, in the eleventh year and fourth month, soldiers from Babylonia broke through the city wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city.
BSBAnd on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
OEBOn the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah a breach was made in the city.
WEBBEIn the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.
NETIt lasted until the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year. On that day they broke through the city walls.
LSVin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city has been broken up;
FBVOn the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the city wall was broken through.
T4TOne and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, soldiers from Babylonia broke through the city wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city.
LEBIn the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was taken by assault.
BBEIn the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into:)
JPSin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city —
ASVin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city),
DRAAnd in the I eleventh year of Sedecias, in the fourth month, the fifth day of the month, the city was opened.
YLTin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, hath the city been broken up;
DrbyIn the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was broken into;
RVin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city:)
WbstrAnd in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
KJB-1769And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
KJB-1611And in the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah, in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, the citie was broken vp. (And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.)
BshpsAnd in the eleuenth yere of Zedekia, in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, he brake into the citie) (And in the eleventh year of Zedekia, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, he brake into the city))
GnvaAnd in the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, the citie was broken vp. (And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. )
CvdlAnd in the xi. yeare of Sedechias in the fourth Moneth ye ix. daye of ye Moneth, he brake in to the cite). (And in the xi. year of Sedechias in the fourth Moneth ye/you_all ix. day of ye/you_all Moneth, he brake in to the cite).)
WycForsothe in the enleuenthe yeer of Sedechie, in the fourthe monethe, in the fyuethe day of the monethe, the citee was opened; (Forsothe in the enleuenthe year of Sedechie, in the fourthe month, in the fivethe day of the month, the city was opened;)
LuthUnd im elften Jahr Zedekias, am neunten Tag des vierten Monden, brach man in die Stadt. (And in_the elften Yahr Zedekias, in/at/on_the neunten Tag the vierten Monden, brach man in the city.)
ClVgUndecimo autem anno Sedeciæ, mense quarto, quinta mensis, aperta est civitas: (Undecimo however anno Sedeciæ, a_month quarto, quinta month, aperta it_is civitas: )
(Occurrence 0) In the eleventh year and fourth month of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,one_of teen year of,Zedekiah in/on/at/with,month the=fourth in/on/at/with,ninth of_the,month a_breach_~_made the=city )
This is after Zedekiah had been king of Judah for more than ten years, in the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The eleventh day is near the beginning of July on Western calendars. Alternate translation: “On the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year that Zedekiah was king”
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,one_of teen year of,Zedekiah in/on/at/with,month the=fourth in/on/at/with,ninth of_the,month a_breach_~_made the=city )
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).
Nebuchadnezzar’s Final Campaign against Judah
2 Kings 23:19-25:30; Jeremiah 39
The final collapse of the southern kingdom of Judah as an independent nation came at the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 586 B.C. Judah had already become a vassal of Egypt in 609 B.C. when King Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo (see “Josiah Battles Neco” map). Then in 605 B.C., after Egypt and Assyria were defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish, Judah’s vassal loyalty transferred to Babylon. At that time, some of the Judean nobility were sent into exile, including Daniel and his friends (Daniel 1:1-7). Several years later in 597 B.C. a second exile occurred in retaliation for King Jehoiakim’s refusal to continue paying tribute to Babylon, and this likely included the prophet Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1-3). Finally, in 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar conquered many of the fortified towns throughout Judah and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple after King Zedekiah refused to submit to his Babylonian overlords any longer. Nebuchadnezzar began this campaign into Judah by heading south along the Great Trunk Road and dividing his forces near Aphek, sending some of them to Jerusalem from the north and others from the southwest. At some point during his siege of Jerusalem, King Hophra of Egypt advanced toward Judah to support Judah’s rebellion against Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar lifted the siege to confront Hophra (Jeremiah 37:5-8). It is unclear exactly what transpired between Hophra’s forces and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces, but apparently Hophra’s forces returned to Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces returned to finish besieging Jerusalem. When the Babylonians finally breached the main northern wall, it became clear that all hope was lost, and King Zedekiah and his sons fled on horseback through a gate at the southeastern corner of Jerusalem (see “Jerusalem during the Early Old Testament” map). They followed the Ascent of Adummim toward Jericho, perhaps seeking to escape to Ammon, but the Babylonians captured Zedekiah and his sons on the plains of Jericho and sent them to Riblah. There they killed Zedekiah’s sons, blinded Zedekiah, and sent him to Babylon to die in exile. After completely destroying Jerusalem and the Temple, the Babylonians sent many other Judean nobles and their families to Babylon (see “Judah Is Exiled to Babylon” map) and appointed a Judean named Gedaliah as governor over the region at Mizpah, thus bringing an end to the independent kingdom of Judah. Around this time it also appears that the Edomites took advantage of Judah’s vulnerable situation and captured territory for themselves in the Negev. In response, the prophets Obadiah and Ezekiel pronounced blistering curses upon the Edomites (Obadiah 1:1-21; Ezekiel 25:12-14).
