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Babylon's army stayed around the city until the 11th year that Zedekiah had been king. By the 9th day of the 4th month, there was a very bad famine in the city. There was no food for the people to eat. Then Babylon's army broke down Jerusalem's wall so that they could go into the city. Their soldiers were all around the city. So the king of Judah and all his army tried to escape in the night. They went through the gate that was near the king's garden. The path went between the two walls of the city. They ran towards the Jordan Valley.

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