2 Kings chapter 24 verses 8 through 20

Jeholyakin reigns in Judah

Jeholyakin was 18 years old when he became king and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

His mother's name was Nahushta, the daughter of Elnathan, of Jerusalem,

and he did what was evil in the sight of the

Lord according to all that his father had done. Jerusalem captured. At that time, the servants of

Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar,

king of Babylon, came to the city while his servants were besieging it,

and Jeholyakin, the King of Judah, gave himself up to the King of Babylon, himself and his mother,

and his servants, and his officials, and his palace officials. The King of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign,

and carried off all the treasures of the

house of the Lord and the treasures of the King's house and cut in pieces of all the vessels

of gold in the temple of the Lord which Solomon King of Israel had made as the Lord had

foretold he carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of

valor 10,000 captives and all the craftsmen and the smiths, none remained, except the poorest people of the land, and he carried away Jeholykin to Babylon.

The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000.

And the craftsmen and the metalworkers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war.

And the king of Babylon made Madania, Jehoiakin's uncle king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah reigns in Judah.

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem.

His mother's name was Hamudal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libna, and he did what was evil in his sight of a Lord, according to all that Jeholyakim had done.

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