2 Kings 24:14-20

New International Version

¹⁴ He carried all Jerusalem into exile:^(A) all the officers and fighting men,^(B) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest^(C) people of the land were left.

¹⁵ Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin^(D) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,^(E) his wives, his officials and the prominent people^(F) of the land. ¹⁶ The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.^{(G) 17} He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(H)

Zedekiah King of Judah^(I)

¹⁸ Zedekiah^(J) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal^(K) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. ¹⁹ He did evil^(L) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰ It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust^(M) them from his presence.^(N)

The Fall of Jerusalem^(O)(P)(Q)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.