So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

ESV Single Column Journaling Bible (TruTone, Brown, Cross Design)
ESV Single Column Journaling Bible (TruTone, Brown, Cross Design)
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $19.99
Save: $25.00 (56%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Church Bible, Black
ESV Church Bible, Black
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $5.99
Save: $4.00 (40%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
ESV Compact Bible, Cloth Over board, Roses
ESV Compact Bible, Cloth Over board, Roses
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $7.99
Save: $17.00 (68%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars
Psalms, ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal
Psalms, ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal
Retail: $11.99
Our Price: $7.99
Save: $4.00 (33%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
ESV Study Bible, Hardcover
ESV Study Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $25.99
Save: $24.00 (48%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars