# 2 Kings 25:7

> And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

— 2 Kings 25:7, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Babylon 1** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/babylon-1

## When

- 586 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Kings 25:8 dates itself by the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar; the Babylonian Chronicles, which fix the start of his reign in 605 BC, convert the year.

## Who ruled

- **Nebuchadnezzar II**, king of Babylon, 605-562 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

## See also

- Jeremiah 32:4-5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/32/4

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25/7
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).