2 Kings 25:7
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.”2 Kings 25:7
What Does 2 Kings 25:7 Mean?
2 Kings 25:7 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 25, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 25:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 4:14“For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.”Judges 16:21“But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.”Jeremiah 20:4“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.”Jeremiah 32:4“And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;”Jeremiah 38:23“So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.”Jeremiah 39:6“Then 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.”Jeremiah 39:7“Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.”Jeremiah 52:10“And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.”Genesis 21:16“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”Genesis 44:34“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.”Deuteronomy 28:34“So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.”2 Kings 17:4“And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.”1 Chronicles 10:2“And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.”2 Chronicles 33:11“Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.”2 Chronicles 36:6“Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.”Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.”Psalms 107:10“Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;”Psalms 149:8“To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;”Ecclesiastes 8:9“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”Jeremiah 22:30“Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.”
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