## In the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month ##

AT: "On the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of the reign of king Zedekiah, it happened that"

## came with all his army against Jerusalem ##

AT: "came with his whole army to fight against the people of Jerusalem." or "came with his whole army to conquer Jerusalem."

## the people of the land ##

These are the inhabitants of Jerusalem, including refugees from the surrounding villages that fled to Jerusalem when the war started.