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Bible Verses About Jerusalem: Taken and burned by Nebuchadnezzar

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  1. And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

  2. And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

  3. And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

  4. And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

  5. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

  6. ¶ In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

  7. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

  8. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

  9. And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

  10. But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

  11. Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

  12. Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

  13. And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.