¹¹ King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

Gedaliah Made Governor

²² King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah^(A) son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, over the rest of the people he left in the land of Judah.^(B)

⁶ Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him^(A) and bound him in bronze^(B) shackles to take him to Babylon.^{(C) 7} Also Nebuchadnezzar took some of the articles of the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.^(D)

⁸ The rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim,^(E) the detestable actions he committed, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of Israel’s Kings. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

Judah’s King Jehoiachin

⁹ Jehoiachin was eighteen^[a] years old^(F) when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹⁰ In the spring^[b](G) Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable articles of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.^(H)

Judah’s King Zedekiah

¹¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old^(I) when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹² He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself^(J) before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command.^{(K) 13} He also rebelled against^(L) King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate^[c](M) and hardened his heart against returning to the Lord, the God of Israel.