2 Kings 24

Divine Judgment for Sin 2 Kings 24:3–4

³Verse 3. Surely at the commandment of Yahweh this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did, ⁴Verse 4. and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.

The Reign of Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:5–7

⁵Verse 5. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ⁶Verse 6. So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. ⁷Verse 7. The king of Egypt didn’t come out of his land any more; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, all that belonged to the king of Egypt.

Siege of Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:8–10

⁸Verse 8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. ⁹Verse 9. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his father had done. ¹⁰Verse 10. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Captivity and Exile 2 Kings 24:11–15

¹¹Verse 11. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, ¹²Verse 12. and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers; and the king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his reign. ¹³Verse 13. He carried out from there all the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in Yahweh’s temple, as Yahweh had said. ¹⁴Verse 14. He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one remained, except the poorest people of the land.

¹⁵Verse 15. He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Zedekiah's Rule 2 Kings 24:16–19

¹⁶Verse 16. All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. ¹⁷Verse 17. The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. ¹⁸Verse 18. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ¹⁹Verse 19. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Final Rebellion 2 Kings 24:20

²⁰Verse 20. For through the anger of Yahweh, this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence.Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.