And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

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The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho(A) took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.(B)

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Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

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Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.(B)

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Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

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Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the Lord and put them in his temple[a] there.(A)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:7 Or palace

10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,(A) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,[a] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)

11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

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Zedekiah King of Judah(A)

11 Zedekiah(B) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

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