... > Bible > Old Testament > the divided kingdom: story of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) > story of the kings and kingdom of Judah (part III) > story of Zedekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 24:18 - 25:21; 2 Chronicles 36:11-21; Jeremiah 52:1-30) > second siege of Jerusalem ~ story of Zedekiah > the city walls of Jerusalem are broken through; Zedekiah and the soldiers escape during the night