2 Kings 24

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

11In his daysH3117 NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH5927 upH5927, and JehoiakimH3079 becameH1961 his servantH5650 for threeH7969 yearsH8141; then he turnedH7725 and revoltedH4775 against him. 2And the LordH3068 sentH7971 against him 2bandsH1416 of ChaldeansH3778, 3bandsH1416 of ArameansH758, 4bandsH1416 of MoabitesH4124, and bandsH1416 of AmmonitesH1121H5983. He sentH7971 them against JudahH3063 to destroyH6 it, 5in accordance with the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 whichH834 He had spokenH1696 throughH3027 His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030. 36It indeedH389 cameH1961 upon JudahH3063 at the 7commandH6310 of the LordH3068, to removeH5493 them from His sightH6440 8due to the sinsH2403 of ManassehH4519, in accordance with everythingH3605 that he had doneH6213, 4and 9alsoH1571 for the innocentH5355 bloodH1818 whichH834 he shedH8210, for he filledH4390 JerusalemH3389 with innocentH5355 bloodH1818; and the LordH3068 was unwillingH3808H14 to forgiveH5545. 5Now the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of JehoiakimH3079 and allH3605 that he didH6213, are they not writtenH3789 in the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 of the KingsH4428 of JudahH3063?

Jehoiachin Reigns

6So 10JehoiakimH3079 11layH7901 downH7901 with his fathersH1, and his sonH1121 JehoiachinH3078 becameH4427 kingH4427 inH8478 his placeH8478. 7Now 12the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 did not comeH3318 outH3318 of his landH776 againH5750H3254, 13becauseH3588 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had takenH3947 everythingH3605 that belongedH1961 to the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 from 14the brookH5158 of EgyptH4714 to the riverH5104 EuphratesH6578.

815JehoiachinH3078 was 16eighteenH8083H6240 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 for threeH7969 monthsH2320 in JerusalemH3389; and his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was NehushtaH5179 the daughterH1323 of ElnathanH494 of JerusalemH3389. 9He didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, 17in accordance with allH3605 that his fatherH1 had doneH6213.

Deportation to Babylon

10At that timeH6256 the servantsH5650 of NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 wentH5927 upH5927 to JerusalemH3389, and the cityH5892 cameH935 under siegeH4692. 11And NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935 to the cityH5892, while his servantsH5650 were besiegingH6696H5921 it. 12Then 18JehoiachinH3078 the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 wentH3318 outH3318 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, he, his motherH517, his servantsH5650, his commandersH8269, and his officialsH5631. And 19the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 tookH3947 him prisoner in the eighthH8083 yearH8141 of his reignH4427. 1320He also broughtH3318 outH3318 from thereH8033 allH3605 the treasuresH214 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and the treasuresH214 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and he 21smashedH7112 allH3605 the articlesH3627 of goldH2091 22thatH834 SolomonH8010 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 had madeH6213 in the templeH1964 of the LordH3068, justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 had saidH1696. 14Then 23he ledH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 allH3605 the people of JerusalemH3389 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 and allH3605 the valiantH2428 warriorsH1368, 24tenH6235 thousandH505 exilesH1540, and 25allH3605 the craftsmenH2796 and the smithsH4525. NoneH3808 were leftH7604 26exceptH2108 the poorestH1803 peopleH5971 of the landH776.

15So 27he ledH1540 JehoiachinH3078 intoH1540 exileH1540 to BabylonH894; also the king’sH4428 motherH517, the king’sH4428 wivesH802, and his officialsH5631 and the leadingH193 menH193 of the landH776, he ledH1980 into exileH1473 from JerusalemH3389 to BabylonH894. 16And allH3605 the valiantH2428 menH376, 28sevenH7651 thousandH505, and the craftsmenH2796 and the smithsH4525, a thousandH505, allH3605 strongH1368 and fitH6213 for warH4421, these too the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 broughtH935 into exileH1473 to BabylonH894.

Zedekiah Made King

1729Then the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 madeH4427 30his uncleH1730 MattaniahH4983 kingH4427 inH8478 his placeH8478, and changedH5437 his nameH8034 to ZedekiahH6667.

1831ZedekiahH6667 was twenty-oneH6242H259 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 for elevenH259H6240 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389; and his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was 32HamutalH2537 the daughterH1323 of JeremiahH3414 of LibnahH3841. 19He didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, 33in accordance with everythingH3605 that JehoiakimH3079 had doneH6213. 20For it was 34dueH5921 to the angerH639 of the LordH3068 that this happenedH1961 in JerusalemH3389 and JudahH3063, untilH5704 He castH7993 them outH7993 of His presenceH6440. And 35ZedekiahH6667 revoltedH4775 against the kingH4428 of BabylonH894.