2Ki 25:1-4 | TNotes | STEP | 25:1 Siege ramps were characteristic of ancient Near Eastern warfare. Attackers built tall earthen ramps and towers to give them a more advantageous position (see Jer 52:14 ; Ezek 21:22 ).

bJer 52:14►

cEzek 21:22►

eEzek 4:2►

‏ 2 Kings 25:1-4

25:1 ^a Siege ramps were characteristic of ancient Near Eastern warfare. Attackers built tall earthen ramps and towers to give them a more advantageous position (see Jer 52:14 ^b; Ezek 21:22 ^c).
25:4 ^d Using battering rams (Ezek 4:2 ^e), the Babylonians broke down a section of Jerusalem’s wall and penetrated the city. At nightfall, King Zedekiah and the remaining troops escaped through the gate at the southeastern corner of the city into the Kidron Valley, attempting to reach the Jordan Valley.