2 Kings 24:2-4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

² The Lord sent against Jehoiakim bands of Chaldeans, of Syrians, of Moabites, and of Ammonites. And He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by His servants the prophets.

³ Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of His sight because of the sins of Manasseh according to all he had done,

⁴ And also for the innocent blood that he shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon.