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6. Jehoiakim (36:5-8)

6. Jehoiakim (36:5-8)

Pharaoh Neco places Eliakim on the throne of Judah as his puppet king and changes his name to Jehoiakim. This king’s eleven-year reign is evil. As punishment, Nebuchadnezzar takes Jehoiakim into Babylonian exile and plunders the temple.

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