Verse 4

And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} saw{H7200}{(H8804)} them, and all the men{H582} of war{H4421}, then they fled{H1272}{(H8799)}, and went forth{H3318}{(H8799)} out of the city{H5892} by night{H3915}, by the way{H1870} of the king's{H4428} garden{H1588}, by the gate{H8179} betwixt the two walls{H2346}: and he went out{H3318}{(H8799)} the way{H1870} of the plain{H6160}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Also he strengthened{H2388}{(H8691)} himself, and built up{H1129}{(H8799)} all the wall{H2346} that was broken{H6555}{(H8803)}, and raised it up{H5927}{(H8686)} to the towers{H4026}, and another{H312} wall{H2346} without{H2351}, and repaired{H2388}{(H8762)} Millo{H4407} in the city{H5892} of David{H1732}, and made{H6213}{(H8799)} darts{H7973} and shields{H4043} in abundance{H7230}.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 Therefore the flight{H4498} shall perish{H6}{(H8804)} from the swift{H7031}, and the strong{H2389} shall not strengthen{H553}{(H8762)} his force{H3581}, neither shall the mighty{H1368} deliver{H4422}{(H8762)} himself{H5315}:
  • Isa 30:15-16 : 15 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478}; In returning{H7729} and rest{H5183} shall ye be saved{H3467}{(H8735)}; in quietness{H8252}{(H8687)} and in confidence{H985} shall be your strength{H1369}: and ye would{H14}{(H8804)} not. 16 But ye said{H559}{(H8799)}, No; for we will flee{H5127}{(H8799)} upon horses{H5483}; therefore shall ye flee{H5127}{(H8799)}: and, We will ride{H7392}{(H8799)} upon the swift{H7031}; therefore shall they that pursue{H7291}{(H8802)} you be swift{H7043}{(H8735)}.
  • Jer 38:18-20 : 18 But if thou wilt not go forth{H3318}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428} of Babylon's{H894} princes{H8269}, then shall this city{H5892} be given{H5414}{(H8738)} into the hand{H3027} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, and they shall burn{H8313}{(H8804)} it with fire{H784}, and thou shalt not escape out{H4422}{(H8735)} of their hand{H3027}. 19 And Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jeremiah{H3414}, I am afraid{H1672}{(H8802)} of the Jews{H3064} that are fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} to the Chaldeans{H3778}, lest they deliver{H5414}{(H8799)} me into their hand{H3027}, and they mock{H5953}{(H8694)} me. 20 But Jeremiah{H3414} said{H559}{(H8799)}, They shall not deliver{H5414}{(H8799)} thee. Obey{H8085}{(H8798)}, I beseech thee, the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068}, which I speak{H1696}{(H8802)} unto thee: so it shall be well{H3190}{(H8799)} unto thee, and thy soul{H5315} shall live{H2421}{(H8799)}.
  • Jer 52:7-9 : 7 Then the city{H5892} was broken up{H1234}{(H8735)}, and all the men{H582} of war{H4421} fled{H1272}{(H8799)}, and went forth{H3318}{(H8799)} out of the city{H5892} by night{H3915} by the way{H1870} of the gate{H8179} between the two walls{H2346}, which was by the king's{H4428} garden{H1588};(now the Chaldeans{H3778} were by the city{H5892} round about{H5439}:) and they went{H3212}{(H8799)} by the way{H1870} of the plain{H6160}. 8 But the army{H2428} of the Chaldeans{H3778} pursued{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} the king{H4428}, and overtook{H5381}{(H8686)} Zedekiah{H6667} in the plains{H6160} of Jericho{H3405}; and all his army{H2428} was scattered{H6327}{(H8738)} from him. 9 Then they took{H8610}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}, and carried him up{H5927}{(H8686)} unto the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} to Riblah{H7247} in the land{H776} of Hamath{H2574}; where he gave{H1696}{(H8762)} judgment{H4941} upon him. 10 And the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} slew{H7819}{(H8799)} the sons{H1121} of Zedekiah{H6667} before his eyes{H5869}: he slew{H7819}{(H8804)} also all the princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063} in Riblah{H7247}. 11 Then he put out{H5786}{(H8765)} the eyes{H5869} of Zedekiah{H6667}; and the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} bound{H631}{(H8799)} him in chains{H5178}, and carried{H935}{(H8686)} him to Babylon{H894}, and put{H5414}{(H8799)} him in prison{H1004}{H6486} till the day{H3117} of his death{H4194}.
  • Ezek 12:12 : 12 And the prince{H5387} that is among{H8432} them shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} upon his shoulder{H3802} in the twilight{H5939}, and shall go forth{H3318}{(H8799)}: they shall dig{H2864}{(H8799)} through the wall{H7023} to carry out{H3318}{(H8687)} thereby: he shall cover{H3680}{(H8762)} his face{H6440}, that{H3282} he see{H7200}{(H8799)} not the ground{H776} with his eyes{H5869}.
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 And I will set{H5414}{(H8804)} my face{H6440} against you, and ye shall be slain{H5062}{(H8738)} before{H6440} your enemies{H341}{(H8802)}: they that hate{H8130}{(H8802)} you shall reign{H7287}{(H8804)} over you; and ye shall flee{H5127}{(H8804)} when none pursueth{H7291}{(H8802)} you.
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon them that are left{H7604}{(H8737)} alive of you I will send{H935}{(H8689)} a faintness{H4816} into their hearts{H3824} in the lands{H776} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}; and the sound{H6963} of a shaken{H5086}{(H8737)} leaf{H5929} shall chase{H7291}{(H8804)} them; and they shall flee{H5127}{(H8804)}, as fleeing{H4499} from a sword{H2719}; and they shall fall{H5307}{(H8804)} when none pursueth{H7291}{(H8802)}.
  • Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD{H3068} shall cause{H5414}{(H8799)} thee to be smitten{H5062}{(H8737)} before{H6440} thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}: thou shalt go out{H3318}{(H8799)} one{H259} way{H1870} against them, and flee{H5127}{(H8799)} seven{H7651} ways{H1870} before{H6440} them: and shalt be removed{H2189} into all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}.
  • Deut 32:24-30 : 24 They shall be burnt{H4198} with hunger{H7458}, and devoured{H3898}{(H8803)} with burning heat{H7565}, and with bitter{H4815} destruction{H6986}: I will also send{H7971}{(H8762)} the teeth{H8127} of beasts{H929} upon them, with the poison{H2534} of serpents{H2119}{(H8801)} of the dust{H6083}. 25 The sword{H2719} without{H2351}, and terror{H367} within{H2315}, shall destroy{H7921}{(H8762)} both the young man{H970} and the virgin{H1330}, the suckling{H3243}{(H8802)} also with the man{H376} of gray hairs{H7872}. 26 I said{H559}{(H8804)}, I would scatter them into corners{H6284}{(H8686)}, I would make the remembrance{H2143} of them to cease{H7673}{(H8686)} from among men{H582}: 27 Were it not{H3884} that I feared{H1481}{(H8799)} the wrath{H3708} of the enemy{H341}{(H8802)}, lest their adversaries{H6862} should behave themselves strangely{H5234}{(H8762)}, and lest they should say{H559}{(H8799)}, Our hand{H3027} is high{H7311}{(H8804)}, and the LORD{H3068} hath not done{H6466}{(H8804)} all this. 28 For they are a nation{H1471} void{H6}{(H8802)} of counsel{H6098}, neither is there any understanding{H8394} in them. 29 O that{H3863} they were wise{H2449}{(H8804)}, that they understood{H7919}{(H8686)} this, that they would consider{H995}{(H8799)} their latter end{H319}! 30 How should one{H259} chase{H7291}{(H8799)} a thousand{H505}, and two{H8147} put ten{H7233} thousand{H505} to flight{H5127}{(H8686)}, except{H3808} their Rock{H6697} had sold{H4376}{(H8804)} them{H3588}, and the LORD{H3068} had shut them up{H5462}{(H8689)}?
  • 2 Kgs 25:4-7 : 4 And the city{H5892} was broken up{H1234}{(H8735)}, and all the men{H582} of war{H4421} fled by night{H3915} by the way{H1870} of the gate{H8179} between two walls{H2346}, which is by the king's{H4428} garden{H1588}:(now the Chaldees{H3778} were against the city{H5892} round about{H5439}:) and the king went{H3212}{(H8799)} the way{H1870} toward the plain{H6160}. 5 And the army{H2428} of the Chaldees{H3778} pursued{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} the king{H4428}, and overtook{H5381}{(H8686)} him in the plains{H6160} of Jericho{H3405}: and all his army{H2428} were scattered{H6327}{(H8738)} from him. 6 So they took{H8610}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}, and brought him up{H5927}{(H8686)} to the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} to Riblah{H7247}; and they gave{H1696}{(H8762)} judgment{H4941} upon him. 7 And they slew{H7819}{(H8804)} the sons{H1121} of Zedekiah{H6667} before his eyes{H5869}, and put out{H5786}{(H8765)} the eyes{H5869} of Zedekiah{H6667}, and bound{H631}{(H8799)} him with fetters{H5178} of brass{H5178}, and carried{H935}{(H8686)} him to Babylon{H894}.