¹² King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials,^[a] surrendered to the king of Babylon.^(A)

So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.

Warning to Zedekiah

¹² I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah^(A) in the same way: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, serve him and his people, and live!

² “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague,^(A) but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live.^(B) He will retain his life like the spoils of war and will live.’^(C)

³ All the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar, Nebusarsechim^[a] the chief of staff, Nergal-sharezer the chief soothsayer, and all the rest of the officials of Babylon’s king.^(A)