2Ki 25:7 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

2 Kings 25:7

7 Zedekiah’s sons were executed while Zedekiah was forced to watch. ^{▼▼tn Heb “were killed before his eyes.”} The king of Babylon ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} then had Zedekiah’s eyes put out, bound him in bronze chains, and carried him off to Babylon.