They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes. Finally, the king of Babylon blinded Zedekiah, bound him in bronze chains, and took him to Babylon.(A)

Jerusalem Destroyed

On(B) the seventh day of the fifth month—which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.(C) He burned the Lord’s temple,(D) the king’s palace,(E) and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down(F) all the great houses.

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