The Fall of Jerusalem—2 Chronicles 36:19–21; Jeremiah 39:1–10;
40:5–9; 41:1–3, 16–18; 52:4–30 1 On the tenth day of the tenth
month of the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar
of Babylon attacked Jerusalem with his entire army. They set up
camp and built dirt ramps around the city walls. 2 The blockade
of the city lasted until Zedekiah’s eleventh year as king. 3 On
the ninth day of the fourth #Jeremiah 39:2; 52:6; Masoretic Text
omits “fourth.” month, the famine in the city became so severe
that the common people had no food. 4 The enemy broke through
the city walls that night. All Judah’s soldiers left on the road
of the gate between the two walls beside the king’s garden.
While the Babylonians were attacking the city from all sides,
the king took the road to the plain ⌊of Jericho⌋. 5 The
Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in
the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him. 6 The
Babylonians captured the king, brought him to the king of
Babylon at Riblah, and p