4. the king's garden--The "gate" to it from the upper, city above was
appropriated to the kings alone; stairs" led down from Mount Zion and
the palace to the king's garden below
(Ne 3:15).
two walls--Zedekiah might have held the upper city longer, but want of
provisions drove him to flee by the double wall south of Zion, towards
the plains of Jericho
(Jer 39:5),
in order to escape beyond Jordan to Arabia-Deserta. He broke an opening
in the wall to get out
(Eze 12:12).
JFB.
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