Nebuchadnezzar then slew Zedekiah"s sons as their father watched, as well as the Judean nobles. He also blinded Zedekiah and sent him bound in strong chains to Babylon, where he died (cf. Jeremiah 52:11; Judges 16:21). The last sight Zedekiah saw was the execution of his own children. Truly this last king of David"s line was a pathetic figure. He was similar to King Saul, who also received a warning from a prophet, Samuel, but disregarded it and suffered a terrible fate ( 1 Samuel 28:15-19; 1 Samuel 31:1-6). [source][source][source]