Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 24

1During Jehoiakim’s reignבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117,Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894invadedעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927.So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hisvassalעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650for threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,until he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against Nebuchadnezzar.

2And the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971Chaldeanכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,אֶת־'et-H853גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416Arameanאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853גְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416,Moabiteמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416,and Ammoniteבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֔וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983raidersגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416against Jehoiakimוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853in orderוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389this happenedהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961to Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063atעַל־'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandפִּ֣יpiH6310,to remove themלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921His presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440because of the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519and allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213,

4and also forוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818he had shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210.For he had filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was unwillingאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808to forgiveלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213,are theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

(2 Chronicles 36:9–10)

6And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7Now the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808march outלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776againהֹסִ֥יף עוֹד֙ho.Sif 'OdH3254 H5750,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947allכֹּ֛לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his territoryמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיְתָ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְmitz.Ra.yim ha.ye.Tah le.Me.lekhH1961 H4428 H4714,from the Brookמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714toעַד־'ad-H5704the Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078was eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Nehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494;she was from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

The Captivity of Jerusalem

(Lamentations 1:1–22)

10At thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894marched upעָל֗וּa.lahH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935under siegeבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ba.ma.TzorH4692.

11And Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892while his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650were besieging itצָרִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃tza.Rim 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921.

12Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,his motherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517,his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,his commandersוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his officialsוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוve.sa.ri.SavH5631allsurrenderedוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔ל ה֣וּאba.Vel hu'H894 H1931.So in the eighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894took him captiveוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853.

13Asאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had declaredדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696, Nebuchadnezzaralso carried offוַיּוֹצֵ֣א מִשָּׁ֗םvai.yo.Tze' mi.ShamH3318 H8033אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and he cut into piecesוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627thatכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14He carried into exileוְהִגְלָ֣הve.hig.LahH1540אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269andוְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valorהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and metalsmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525—tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesגּוֹלֶ֔הgo.LehH1473in all.Onlyזוּלַ֖תzu.LatH2108לֹ֣אlo'H3808the poorestדַּלַּ֥תda.LatH1803peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604.

15Nebuchadnezzar carried awayוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540אֶת־'et-H853Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853motherאֵ֣ם'emH517, hisהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802,his officialsסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631,and the leading menוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853 H193of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.He took themהוֹלִ֛יךְho.LikhH1980into exileגּוֹלָ֥הgo.LahH1473from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

16וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894also broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935into exileגּוֹלָ֖הgo.LahH1473to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894allכָּל־kol-H3605sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of valorהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and metalsmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525—allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605strongגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368and fitעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213for battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421.

17Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853made Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983, Jehoiachin’suncleדֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1730,kingוַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

(2 Chronicles 36:11–14; Jeremiah 52:1–3)

18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667was twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת'es.Rim ve.'a.ChatH6242 H259years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Hamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414;she was from Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

19And Zedekiah didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

20Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the angerאַ֣ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, all thishappenedהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־'ad-H5704He finally banishedהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921His presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440.And Zedekiah alsoצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.