aIn his days Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
came
up, and Jehoiakim
became
his servant
for three
years
; then he turned
and rebelled
against him.
The LORD sent
against him abands
of Chaldeans
, bbands
of Arameans
, cbands
of Moabites
, and bands
of Ammonites
. So He sent
them against Judah
to destroy
it, daccording to the word
of the LORD
which
He had spoken
through
His servants
the prophets
.
aSurely at the 1command
of the LORD
it came
upon Judah
, to remove
them from His sight
bbecause of the sins
of Manasseh
, according to all
that he had done
,
and aalso for the innocent
blood
which
he shed
, for he filled
Jerusalem
with innocent
blood
; and the LORD
would
not forgive
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Jehoiakim
and all
that he did
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Judah
?
So aJehoiakim slept
with his fathers
, and Jehoiachin
his son
became
king
in his place
.
aThe king of Egypt
did
not come
out of his land
again
, bfor the king
of Babylon
had taken
all
that belonged
to the king
of Egypt
from cthe brook
of Egypt
to the river
Euphrates
.
aJehoiachin was beighteen
years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
three
months
in Jerusalem
; and his mother's
name
was Nehushta
the daughter
of Elnathan
of Jerusalem
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, aaccording to all
that his father
had done
.
At that time the servants
of Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
went
up to Jerusalem
, and the city
came
under siege
.
And Nebuchadnezzar the king
of Babylon
came
to the city
, while his servants
were besieging
it.
aJehoiachin the king
of Judah
went
out to the king
of Babylon
, he and his mother
and his servants
and his captains
and his officials
. So bthe king
of Babylon
took
him captive in the eighth
year
of his reign
.
aHe carried out from there
all
the treasures
of the house
of the LORD
, and the treasures
of the king's
house
, and bcut
in pieces
all
the vessels
of gold
cwhich
Solomon
king
of Israel
had made
in the temple
of the LORD
, just
as the LORD
had said
.
Then ahe led away
into exile
all
Jerusalem
and all
the captains
and all
the mighty
men
of valor
, bten
thousand
captives
, and call
the craftsmen
and the smiths
. None
remained
dexcept
the poorest
people
of the land
.
So ahe led Jehoiachin
away
into exile
to Babylon
; also the king's
mother
and the king's
wives
and his officials
and the leading
men
of the land
, he led
away into exile
from Jerusalem
to Babylon
.
All the men
of valor
, aseven
thousand
, and the craftsmen
and the smiths
, one thousand
, all
strong
and fit
for war
, and these the king
of Babylon
brought
into exile
to Babylon
.
aThen the king of Babylon
made
1his uncle
Mattaniah
king
in his place
, and changed
his name
to Zedekiah
.
aZedekiah was twenty-one
years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
eleven
years
in Jerusalem
; and his mother's
name
was bHamutal
the daughter
of Jeremiah
of Libnah
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, aaccording to all
that Jehoiakim
had done
.
For athrough the anger
of the LORD
this came
about in Jerusalem
and Judah
until
He cast
them out from His presence
. And bZedekiah
rebelled
against the king
of Babylon
.