2 Kings 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 22:16, judgment on Jerusalem is prophesied — this siege fulfills that warning.
In 2 Kings 17:5, Assyria besieges Samaria — a parallel siege that led to the northern kingdom's exile.
2 Kings 24:1 recounts an earlier Babylonian invasion under Jehoiakim, providing background to this later, final siege under Zedekiah.
2 Kings 24:10 describes a previous siege of Jerusalem under Jehoiachin, showing a pattern of Babylonian invasion and capture.
In Luke 19:44, Jesus' prophecy adds total destruction — not a stone left, fulfilling the siege's outcome.
In Luke 19:43, Jesus' prophecy of siege mirrors this — enemy builds ramparts and surrounds Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 24:2-14 records a symbolic parable of a cooking pot, revealing God's judgment on Jerusalem on the very day the siege began.
Ezekiel 21:22 describes Nebuchadnezzar using divination to decide to attack Jerusalem, providing the strategic context for the siege.
Ezekiel 4:1-8 enacts the siege symbolically by lying on his side, paralleling the historical siege as a prophetic sign.
Jeremiah 52:5-11 continues the siege account, describing the famine, breach, and Zedekiah's fate, paralleling 2 Kings 25.
Jeremiah 52:4 repeats this verse almost verbatim, confirming the historicity and providing a second witness to the same event.
Jeremiah 51:34 personifies Jerusalem lamenting that Nebuchadnezzar has devoured her, reflecting the devastation caused by the siege.
Jeremiah 39:1-10 gives a parallel account of the siege's culmination, including the breach and Zedekiah's capture, filling in details.
Jeremiah 34:3-6 adds God's specific promise to Zedekiah that he would be captured but die peacefully — a personal outcome contrasted with the city's fate.
Jeremiah 34:2 records God's prophecy that Jerusalem would be handed over and burned — here that divine decree begins to be fulfilled.
Jeremiah 32:28 directly prophesies that God will give Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans, which the siege in 2 Kings 25:1 fulfills.
In 2 Chronicles 36:17, the same event of Nebuchadnezzar's attack on Jerusalem is recounted in detail.
Jeremiah 27:8 is the prophetic warning that refusal to serve Nebuchadnezzar would bring the siege now described historically in 2 Kings 25:1.
Isaiah 29:3 prophesies God encamping against Jerusalem with siege towers, exactly the action carried out in 2 Kings 25:1.
Jeremiah 32:24 describes the siege mounds and famine raging, providing a contemporary account of the same event in 2 Kings 25:1.
Ezekiel 4:6 is part of a symbolic act enacting the siege; the 40 days represent years of Judah's punishment.
In Deuteronomy 28:52, the curse of siege is predicted — this siege fulfills that covenant warning.
Micah 5:1 prophesies the siege and striking the judge of Israel, fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem here.
In Ezra 5:12, the same event is directly referenced: God gave Judah to Nebuchadnezzar, causing destruction.
Ezekiel 23:23 lists the Babylonian forces prophesied to attack Jerusalem, fulfilled in this siege.
Ezekiel 21:14 prophesies the sword striking Jerusalem repeatedly; directly about the siege destruction.
Jeremiah 4:7 prophesies a lion (Babylon) coming to destroy; fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 4:17 describes enemies surrounding Jerusalem like watchmen; matches the siege encampment in 2 Kings.
Jeremiah 6:3 depicts shepherds (enemy leaders) pitching tents around Jerusalem; directly foretells the siege.
Jeremiah 21:2 records Zedekiah's inquiry during the same siege; a parallel historical account.
Jeremiah 32:1 dates to the tenth year of Zedekiah, during the ongoing siege; same timeline.
Jeremiah 34:1 explicitly mentions Nebuchadnezzar's army fighting Jerusalem; same event.
Ezekiel 24:1 gives the exact same date, marking when God spoke to Ezekiel about the siege, anchoring prophecy in history.
In Jeremiah 1:3, the timeline ends with Jerusalem's exile — the events beginning with this siege.
Lamentations 1:17 poetically describes Jerusalem surrounded and helpless, reflecting on the siege aftermath.
Ezekiel 40:1 dates this vision to 14 years after Jerusalem's fall, linking back to the siege that began here.