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Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

^1 (C1)In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and revolted against him.² And the LORD sent against him ^(C1)bands of Chaldeans, ^(C2)bands of Arameans, ^(C3)bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, ^(C4)in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servants the prophets.^3 (C1)It indeed came upon Judah at the ^(F1)command of the LORD, to remove them from His sight ^(C2)due to the sins of Manasseh, in accordance with everything that he had done,⁴ and ^(C1)also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.⁵ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Jehoiachin Reigns

^8 (C1)Jehoiachin was ^(C2)eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.⁹ He did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^(C1)in accordance with all that his father had done.

Deportation to Babylon

¹⁰ At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.¹¹ And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.¹² Then ^(C1)Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And ^(C2)the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.^13 (C1)He also brought out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and he ^(C2)smashed all the articles of gold ^(C3)that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, just as the LORD had said.¹⁴ Then ^(C1)he led into exile all the people of Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the valiant warriors, ^(C2)ten thousand exiles, and ^(C3)all the craftsmen and the smiths. None were left ^(C4)except the poorest people of the land.

¹⁵ So ^(C1)he led Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon; also the king's mother, the king's wives, and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.¹⁶ And all the valiant men, ^(C1)seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, a thousand, all strong and fit for war, these too the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.

Zedekiah Made King

^18 (C1)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was ^(C2)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.¹⁹ He did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^(C1)in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done.²⁰ For it was ^(C1)due to the anger of the LORD that this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He cast them out of His presence. And ^(C2)Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.