2Ki 24 | ABEn | STEP | In his days [ 5 ascended 1 Nebuchadnezzar 2 the 3 king 4 of Babylon]. And [ 2 became 3 his 1 Jehoiakim] servant three years. And he turned and annulled allegiance to him.

‏ 2 Kings 24

CHAPTER 24 The Nations Prevail Over Judah

1 In his days [⁵ascended ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²the ³king ⁴of Babylon]. And [²became ³his ¹Jehoiakim] servant three years. And he turned and annulled allegiance to him. 2 And the lord sent against him the armed bands of the Chaldeans, and the armed bands of Syrians, and the armed bands of Moab, and the armed bands of the sons of Ammon. And he sent them against Judah to prevail against it, according to the word of the lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servants the prophets. 3 Only a rage of the lord was against Judah, to remove it from in front of him, on account of the sins of Manasseh, according to all as much as he did; 4 and indeed for the [²blood ¹innocent] which he poured out, and filled Jerusalem [²blood ¹of innocent]. And [²did not ³want ¹the lord] to atone. 5 And the rest of the words of Jehoiakim, and all as much as he did, behold are not these written upon the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? 6 And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers. And [³reigned ¹Jehoiachin ²his son] instead of him. 7 And [³did not ⁴proceed ⁵any longer ¹the king ²of Egypt] to come forth out of his land, for [³took ¹the king ²of Babylon] from the rushing stream of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all as much as was of the king of Egypt.

Jehoiachin Reigns in Jerusalem

8 [²a son ³being eighteen ⁴years old ¹Jehoiachin was] in his taking reign, and three months he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name to his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did the wicked thing in the eyes of the lord, according to all as much as [²did ¹his father].

Nebuchadnezzar Lays Siege to Jerusalem

10 In that time [⁴ascended ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²king ³of Babylon] to Jerusalem, and [³came ¹the ²city] to be encompassed about. 11 And [⁴entered ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²king ³of Babylon] unto the city, and his servants assaulted it. 12 And [⁴came forth ¹Jehoiachin ²king ³of Judah] to the king of Babylon, he and his mother, and his servants, and his rulers, and his eunuchs. And [³took ⁴them ¹the king ²of Babylon] in the eighth year of his kingdom. 13 And he brought forth from there all the treasures of the ones in the house of the lord, and the treasures of the house of the king. And he cut off all the items of gold which [⁵made ¹Solomon ²the ³king ⁴of Israel] for the temple of the lord, according to the saying of the lord. 14 And he resettled Jerusalem, and all the rulers, and all the mighty ones with strength into captivity -- ten thousand, and every fabricator, and the one so consigned. They did not leave behind except the ones being in need of the people of the land. 15 And he resettled Jehoiachin into Babylon, and the mother of the king, and the wives of the king, and his eunuchs. And the strong ones of the land he took away for resettlement from out of Jerusalem unto Babylon. 16 And all the [²men ¹mighty] -- seven thousand, and the fabricator, and the one so consigned -- thousands of all the mighty men in strength making war. And [³led ⁴them ¹the king ²of Babylon] in a displacement unto Babylon.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

17 And [³gave reign to ¹the king ²of Babylon] Mattaniah brother of his father instead of him. And he placed [³to him ¹the name ²Zedekiah]. 18 [²a son ³being twenty ⁴and ⁵one ⁶years old ¹Zedekiah was] in his taking reign. And eleven years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name to his mother was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did the wicked thing before the lord according to all as much as Jehoiakim did. 20 For by the rage of the lord the rage was on Jerusalem and on Judah, until he threw them from his face. And Zedekiah annulled allegiance to the king of Babylon.