The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin(A)

(B)Jehoiachin[a] was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 (C)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city [b]was besieged.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:8 Jeconiah, 1 Chr. 3:16; Jer. 24:1; or Coniah, Jer. 22:24, 28
  2. 2 Kings 24:10 Lit. came into siege

Bible Gateway Recommends