“The king of Babylon
Killed
The sons
Of King Zedekiah
Before his eyes.
He also killed
All the officials
Of Judah,
At Riblah.
He put out
The eyes of
King Zedekiah.
He bound him
In fetters.
The king of Babylon
Took him
To Babylon.
He was put in prison
Until the day
Of his death.”
Once again, this is very similar, but more detailed than 2 Kings, chapter 25 and the earlier Jeremiah story in chapter 39. King Nebuchadnezzar ordered that the sons of King Zedekiah be killed right in front of him. The king of Babylon then killed all the nobles or officials of Judah. Finally he blinded King Zedekiah, bound him up in chains, and took him to Babylon. He now lived as the captured blind ex-king in a Babylonian prison until he died. This last detail about the prison is only mentioned here.
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