Question: Which king of Judah had his eyes burned out?
Answer: Zedekiah. (Jeremiah 39:7)
Comments: Zedekiah was the last king of Judah. His given name was Mattaniah (II Kings 24:17). When he became king at age 21, his kingdom was tributary to Babylon and its monarch Nebuchadnezzar, who gave him the name Zedekiah. Zedekiah, in direct defiance of the prophet Jeremiah, opted to make an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, which triggered the ire of Nebuchadnezzar. Jerusalem fell and Zedekiah was caught while trying to flee.
He then blinded Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:7, NASB)
After seeing his own sons put to death, Zedekiah's own eyes were put out.
Note: This image of Zedekiah being taken captive was taken from a Bible for children, published circa 1900 by the Society for Promoting Christianity.
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