New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 24

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

1In his daysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894cameעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927up, and Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650forthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141;then he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him.

2The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971against himbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of Arameansאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֔וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.So He sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068it cameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,to removeלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themfrom His sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440because of the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213,

4andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571for the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210,for he filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not forgiveלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

Jehoiachin Reigns

6SoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7The kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didH3254not comeלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318out of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776againעוֹד֙'OdH5750 H3254,for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that belongedהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714fromthe brookמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714to the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

Deportation to Babylon

10At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894wentעָל֗וּa.lahH5927up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935under siegeבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ba.ma.TzorH4692.

11And Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,while his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650were besiegingצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696 H5921it.

12Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,he and his motherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650and his captainsוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269and his officialsוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוve.sa.ri.SavH5631. Sothe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him captive in the eighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

13He carriedוַיּוֹצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033allכָּל־kol-H3605the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andcutוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112in piecesH7112allכָּל־kol-H3605the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091whichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14Thenhe ledH1540awayH1540into exileוְהִגְלָ֣הve.hig.LahH1540allכָּל־kol-H3605Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389and allכָּל־kol-H3605the captainsהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269and allכָּל־kol-H3605the mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valorהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesH1540, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and the smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525.Noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604exceptזוּלַ֖תzu.LatH2108the poorestדַּלַּ֥תda.LatH1803peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15Sohe ledH1540Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078awayH1540into exileוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894;also the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428motherאֵ֣ם'emH517and the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802and his officialsסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631and the leadingH193menH193of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,he ledהוֹלִ֛יךְho.LikhH1980away into exileגּוֹלָ֥הgo.LahH1473from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

16Allכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376of valorהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505,and the craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and the smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525,one thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605strongגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368and fitעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213for warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,and these the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935into exileגּוֹלָ֖הgo.LahH1473to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

Zedekiah Made King

17Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894madeH4427his uncleדֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1730Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983kingוַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478,and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667was twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת'es.Rim ve.'a.ChatH6242 H259yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

19He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

20ForthroughH5921the angerאַ֣ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thiscameהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961about in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063untilעַד־'ad-H5704He castהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993them out from His presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440. AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

Jehoiachin Reigns

Deportation to Babylon

Zedekiah Made King

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24