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Nebuchadnezzar and Zedekiah
How Nebuchadnezzar and Zedekiah are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Nebuchadnezzar confronted Zedekiah.
Nebuchadnezzar made Zedekiah king of Judah and made him swear by God, but Zedekiah rebelled. Taken in the plains of Jericho, he was brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, who gave judgment upon him and put out his eyes.
whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah
Jeremiah 37:1, King James Version
he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God
2 Chronicles 36:13, King James Version
brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him
Jeremiah 39:5, King James Version
he put out Zedekiah’s eyes
Jeremiah 39:7, King James Version
Where they cross: Jeremiah 39:5-7
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
2 Chronicles 36:13
13And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.
Jeremiah 37:1
1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 39:5-7
5But 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.
6Then 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.
7Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
King James Version