2 Kings 24:8-17

English Standard Version

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

^8 (A)Jehoiachin was ^(B)eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. ⁹ And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(C)according to all that his father had done.

Jerusalem Captured

¹⁰ At that time the servants of ^(D)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. ¹¹ And ^(E)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, ^12 (F)and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. ^(G)The king of Babylon took him prisoner ^(H)in the eighth year of his reign ¹³ and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord ^(I)and the treasures of the king's house, ^(J)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, ^(K)which Solomon king of Israel had made, ^(L)as the Lord had foretold. ^14 (M)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, ^(N)10,000 captives, ^(O)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, ^(P)except the poorest people of the land. ^15 (Q)And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. ¹⁶ And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, ^(R)7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. ^17 (S)And the king of Babylon ^(T)made Mattaniah, ^(U)Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, ^(V)and changed his name to Zedekiah.