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Jehoiakim Rebels Against Nebuchadnezzar

24 (A)In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him. And Yahweh sent against him (B)marauding bands of Chaldeans, (C)marauding bands of Arameans, (D)marauding bands of Moabites, and marauding bands of Ammonites. So He sent them against Judah to destroy it, (E)according to the word of Yahweh which He had spoken by the hand of His slaves the prophets. (F)Surely at the [a]command of Yahweh it came upon Judah, to remove them from His presence (G)because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done,

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  1. 2 Kings 24:3 Lit mouth

24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon invaded(B) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.(C) The Lord sent Babylonian,[a](D) Aramean,(E) Moabite and Ammonite raiders(F) against him to destroy(G) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.(H) Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,(I) in order to remove them from his presence(J) because of the sins of Manasseh(K) and all he had done,

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  1. 2 Kings 24:2 Or Chaldean