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2 Kings 24:2-15
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2 Kings 24:2-15
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2 The Lord loosed against him bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites; he unleashed them against Judah to destroy him, according to the Lord’s word spoken through his servants the prophets. 3 This befell Judah because the Lord had stated that he would put them out of his sight for the sins Manasseh had committed in all that he did, 4 and especially because of the innocent blood he shed; he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not forgive.(A)
5 The rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah. 6 Jehoiakim rested with his ancestors, and his son Jehoiachin succeeded him as king. 7 The king of Egypt did not again leave his own land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
Reign of Jehoiachin. 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.
9 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father had done.
10 (B)At that time officers of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11 Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, himself arrived at the city while his officers were besieging it. 12 Then Jehoiachin, king of Judah, together with his mother, his ministers, officers, and functionaries, surrendered to the king of Babylon, who, in the eighth year of his reign,[a] took him captive. 13 He carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and broke up all the gold utensils that Solomon, king of Israel, had provided in the house of the Lord, as the Lord had decreed.(C) 14 He deported all Jerusalem: all the officers and warriors of the army, ten thousand in number, and all the artisans and smiths. Only the lowliest of the people of the land[b] were left. 15 He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, his wives, his functionaries, and the chiefs of the land he led captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.(D)
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2 Kings 24:2-15
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2 Kings 24:2-15
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2 The Lord sent Babylonian,[a](A) Aramean,(B) Moabite and Ammonite raiders(C) against him to destroy(D) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.(E) 3 Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,(F) in order to remove them from his presence(G) because of the sins of Manasseh(H) and all he had done, 4 including the shedding of innocent blood.(I) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.(J)
5 As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign,(K) and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 6 Jehoiakim rested(L) with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin(M) his son succeeded him as king.
7 The king of Egypt(N) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon(O) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
Jehoiachin King of Judah(P)
8 Jehoiachin(Q) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta(R) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. 9 He did evil(S) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.
10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar(T) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered(U) to him.
In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had declared,(V) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures(W) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles(X) that Solomon(Y) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile:(Z) all the officers and fighting men,(AA) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest(AB) people of the land were left.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin(AC) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,(AD) his wives, his officials and the prominent people(AE) of the land.
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- 2 Kings 24:2 Or Chaldean
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