# until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign

until Zedekiah had been king for more than ten years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])

# eleventh year

"year eleven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])

# So the city was besieged

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "So they besieged the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])