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    2Kings 24

    1 During his lifetime, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jehoiakim, who became his vassal for three years, after which he turned against Nebuchadnezzar a24:1 Lit. him and rebelled.ISV — 2Kings 24:1

    2 The LORD sent raiding parties from the Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, in keeping with the message from the LORD that he had spoken through his servants, the prophets.ISV — 2Kings 24:2

    3 It was truly by the command of the LORD against Judah that it came, in order to remove them from his sight, because of every sin that Manasseh had committed,ISV — 2Kings 24:3

    4 as well as for the innocent blood that he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not forgive them. b24:4 The Heb. lacks themISV — 2Kings 24:4

    5 Now the rest of Jehoiakim’s actions, and everything that he undertook, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not?ISV — 2Kings 24:5

    6 Jehoiakim died, as did c24:6 Lit. Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.ISV — 2Kings 24:6

    7 The king of Egypt did not leave his territory again, because the king of Babylon had taken everything that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Wadi d24:7 i.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times of Egypt to the Euphrates River.ISV — 2Kings 24:7

    8 Jehoiachin became king at the age of eighteen years, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother was named Hausa. She was the daughter of Elzaphan of Jerusalem.ISV — 2Kings 24:8

    9 He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his ancestors had done.ISV — 2Kings 24:9

    10 At that time, the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and the city was placed under siege.ISV — 2Kings 24:10

    11 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against the city, along with his servants, who besieged it.ISV — 2Kings 24:11

    12 King Jehoiachin of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon (as did his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers) during the eighth year of his reign.ISV — 2Kings 24:12

    13 Nebuchadnezzar e24:13 Lit. He carried off from there all of the treasures of the LORD’s Temple, along with the treasures in the king’s palace. He cut into pieces all the gold vessels in the LORD’s Temple that King Solomon of Israel had made, just as the LORD had said would happen. f24:13 The Heb. lacks would happenISV — 2Kings 24:13

    14 Then Nebuchadnezzar sent away into exile all of Jerusalem—all the captains, all the valiant soldiers, 10,000 captives, and all of the craftsmen and ironworkers. Nobody remained except the poorest people of the land.ISV — 2Kings 24:14

    15 He sent Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon, along with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.ISV — 2Kings 24:15

    16 All 7,000 of the most valiant soldiers and 1,000 of the craftsmen and ironworkers—all physically fit and trained for battle—were brought by the king of Babylon into exile in Babylon.ISV — 2Kings 24:16

    17 The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin’s g24:17 Lit. installed his uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then changed his name to Zedekiah.ISV — 2Kings 24:17

    18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.ISV — 2Kings 24:18

    19 Zedekiah practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done,ISV — 2Kings 24:19

    20 because through the LORD’s anger these things happened h24:20 The Heb. lacks these things to Jerusalem and Judah until he threw them from his presence. Zedekiah then rebelled against the king of Babylon,ISV — 2Kings 24:20

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