2 Kings 25:7 Lexicon: They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
They slaughtered	שָׁחֲט֖וּ (sha·cha·tu)	7819: to slaughter, beat	a prim. root
the sons	בְּנֵי֙ (be·nei)	1121: son	a prim. root
of Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ (tzid·ki·ya·hu,)	6667: "Yah is righteousness," six Isr.	from the same as tsedeq
before his eyes,	לְעֵינָ֑יו (le·'ei·nav;)	5869: an eye	of uncertain derivation
then put	עִוֵּ֔ר (iv·ver,)	5786: to make blind, blind	a prim. root
out the eyes	עֵינֵ֤י (ei·nei)	5869: an eye	of uncertain derivation
of Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (tzid·ki·ya·hu)	6667: "Yah is righteousness," six Isr.	from the same as tsedeq
and bound	וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ (vai·ya·'as·re·hu)	631: to tie, bind, imprison	a prim. root
him with bronze fetters	בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם (van·chush·ta·yim,)	5178: copper, bronze	of uncertain derivation
and brought	וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (vay·vi·'e·hu)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
him to Babylon.	בָּבֶֽל׃ (ba·vel.)	894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city	perhaps from balal

KJV Lexicon

And they slew
shachat (shaw-khat')
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) -- kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

the sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.

of Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah (tsid-kee-yaw')
right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites -- Zedekiah, Zidkijah.

before his eyes
`ayin (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

and put out
`avar (aw-var')
to blind -- blind, put out.

the eyes
`ayin (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

of Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah (tsid-kee-yaw')
right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites -- Zedekiah, Zidkijah.

and bound
'acar (aw-sar')
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

him with fetters
nchosheth (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

of brass
nchosheth (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

and carried
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

him to Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

King James Bible
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his eyes. Finally, the king of Babylon blinded Zedekiah, bound him in bronze chains, and took him to Babylon.

International Standard Version
They executed Zedekiah's sons in his presence, blinded Zedekiah, bound him with bronze chains, and transported him to Babylon.

NET Bible
Zedekiah's sons were executed while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon then had Zedekiah's eyes put out, bound him in bronze chains, and carried him off to Babylon.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They slaughtered Zedekiah's sons as he watched, and then they blinded Zedekiah. They put him in bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.

King James 2000 Bible
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of bronze, and carried him to Babylon.

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