2 Kings 24 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

In his days^H3117 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came^H5927 up^H5927, and Jehoiakim^H3079 became^H1961 his servant^H5650 for three^H7969 years^H8141; then he turned^H7725 and revolted^H4775 against him.

2Ki 24:2

2Ki 24:2And the LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servants the prophets.

2Ki 24:3

2Ki 24:3It indeed came upon Judah at the [fn]command of the LORD, to remove them from His sight due to the sins of Manasseh, in accordance with everything that he had done,

2Ki 24:4

2Ki 24:4and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.

2Ki 24:5

2Ki 24:5Now 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

2Ki 24:6

2Ki 24:6So Jehoiakim [fn]lay down with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

2Ki 24:7

2Ki 24:7Now the king of Egypt did not come out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken everything that belonged to the king of Egypt from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.

(2Ch 36:9, 10 )

2Ki 24:8

Jehoiachin^H3078 was eighteen^H8083^H6240 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he became^H4427 king^H4427, and he reigned^H4427 for three^H7969 months^H2320 in Jerusalem^H3389; and his mother’s^H517 name^H8034 was Nehushta^H5179 the daughter^H1323 of Elnathan^H494 of Jerusalem^H3389.

2Ki 24:9

2Ki 24:9He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father had done.

Deportation to Babylon

2Ki 24:10

At that time^H6256 the servants^H5650 of Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 went^H5927 up^H5927 to Jerusalem^H3389, and the city^H5892 came^H935 under siege^H4692.

2Ki 24:11

2Ki 24:11And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.

2Ki 24:12

2Ki 24:12Then Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.

2Ki 24:13

2Ki 24:13He also brought out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and he smashed all the articles of gold that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, just as the LORD had said.

2Ki 24:14

2Ki 24:14Then he led into exile all the people of Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the valiant warriors, ten thousand exiles, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None were left except the poorest people of the land.

2Ki 24:15

So he led^H1540 Jehoiachin^H3078 into^H1540 exile^H1540 to Babylon^H894; also the king’s^H4428 mother^H517, the king’s^H4428 wives^H802, and his officials^H5631 and the leading^H193 men^H193 of the land^H776, he led^H1980 into exile^H1473 from Jerusalem^H3389 to Babylon^H894.

2Ki 24:16

2Ki 24:16And all the valiant men, 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

(2Ch 36:11–14; Jer 52:1–3 )

2Ki 24:17

2Ki 24:17Then the king of Babylon made [fn]his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2Ki 24:18

Zedekiah^H6667 was twenty-one^H6242^H259 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he became^H4427 king^H4427, and he reigned^H4427 for eleven^H259^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389; and his mother’s^H517 name^H8034 was Hamutal^H2537 the daughter^H1323 of Jeremiah^H3414 of Libnah^H3841.

2Ki 24:19

2Ki 24:19He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done.

2Ki 24:20

2Ki 24:20For it was due to the anger of the LORD that this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He cast them out of His presence. And Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(24:3)

Lit mouth

(24:6)

I.e., died

(24:17)

I.e., Jehoiachin’s uncle

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