Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 25:2

"So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." — 2 Kings 25:2 (ASV)

Until the eleventh year. —The siege lasted altogether one year, five months, and twenty-seven days (2 Kings 25:1 compared with 2 Kings 25:8). The Chaldeans raised the siege for a time, and marched against Pharaoh-Hophra, who was coming to the help of the Jews (Jeremiah 37:5 and following; Ezekiel 30:20 and following).