The Second Book of The Kings

2Ki 24:1 In his days Neb-u-chad-nez´-zar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoi´-a-kim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

2Ki 24:2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chal´-dees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Mo´-abites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which He spake by His servants the prophets.

2Ki 24:3 Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of His sight, for the sins of Ma-nas´-seh, according to all that he did;

2Ki 24:4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would not pardon.

2Ki 24:5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoi´-a-kim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2Ki 24:6 So Je-hoi´-a-kim slept with his fathers: and Je-hoi´-a-chin his son reigned in his stead.

2Ki 24:7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphra´-tes all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

2Ki 24:8 Je-hoi´-a-chin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Ne-hush´ta, the daughter of El-na´-than of Jerusalem.

2Ki 24:9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

2Ki 24:10 At that time the servants of Neb-u-chad-nez´-zar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

2Ki 24:11 And Neb-u-chad-nez´-zar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.

2Ki 24:12 And Je-hoi´-a-chin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

2Ki 24:13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.

2Ki 24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

2Ki 24:15 And he carried away Je-hoi´a-chin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2Ki 24:16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

2Ki 24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mat-ta-ni´-ah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zed-e-ki´-ah.

2Ki 24:18 Zed-e-ki´-ah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Ha-mu´-tal, the daughter of Jer-e-mi´-ah of Lib´-nah.

2Ki 24:19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Je-hoi´-a-kim had done.

2Ki 24:20 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until He had cast them out from His presence, that Zed-e-ki´-ah rebelled against the king of Babylon.