II Kings Chapter 24

II Kings Chapter 24
1 In his days came Neb-u-chad-nezzar
king of Babylon up, and Jehoiakim
became his servant three year: afterward
he turned, and rebelled against him. 2
And the Lord sent against him bands of
the Chaldeans, and bands of the
Aramites [Syrians], and bands of the
Moabites, and bands of the Ammonites,
and he sent them against Judah to destroy
it, according to the word of the Lord,
which he spake by his servants the
prophets.
3 Surely by the commandment of the
Lord came this upon Judah, that he might
put them out of his sight for the sins of
Manasseh, according to all that he did,
4 And for the innocent blood that he
shed, (for he filled Jerusalem with
innocent blood) therefore the Lord
would not pardon it.
5 Concerning 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?
6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers,
and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his
stead.
7 And the king of Egypt came no more
out of his land: for the king of Babylon
had taken from the river of Egypt, unto
the river Perath, all that pertained to the
king of Egypt.
8 Jehoiachin was eighteen year old,
when he began to reign, and reigned in
Jerusalem three months. His mother's
name also was Nehushta, the daughter of
Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9 And he did evil in the sight of the
Lord, according to all that his father had
done.
10 In that time came the servants of Nebu-
chad-nezzar king of Babylon up
against Jerusalem: so the city was
besieged.
11 And Neb-u-chad-nezzar king of
Babylon came against the city, and his
servants did besiege it.
12 Then Jehoiachin the king of Judah
came out against the king of Babylon, he,
and his mother and his servants, and his
princes, and his eunuchs: and the king of
Babylon took him in the eighth year of
his reign.
13 And he carried out thence all the
treasures of the house of the Lord, and
the treasures of the king's house, and
break all the vessels of gold, which
Solomon king of Israel had made in the
temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.
14 And he carried away all Jerusalem,
and all the princes, and all the strong
men of war , even ten thousand into
captivity, and all the workmen, and
cunning men: so none remained saving
the poor people of the land. 15 And he
carried away Jehoiachin into Babylon,
and the king's mother, and the king's
wives, and his eunuchs, and the mighty
of the land carried he away into
captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon,
16 And all the men of war, even seven
thousand, and carpenters, and locksmiths
a thousand: all that were strong and apt
for war, did the king of Babylon bring to
Babylon captives.
17 And the king of Babylon made
Mattaniah his uncle king in his stead, and
changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah was one and twenty year
old, when he began to reign, and he
reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His
mother's name also was Hamutal the
daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 And he did evil in the sight of the
Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had
done.
20 Therefore certainly the wrath of the
Lord was against Jerusalem and Judah
until he cast them out of his sight. And
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of
Babylon.