2 Kings 23:36–24:6

³⁶Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. ³⁷He did what was evil^t in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.

JEHOIAKIM’S REBELLION AND DEATH

24During^u Jehoiakim’s reign,^v King Nebuchadnezzar^w of Babylon^x attacked.^y Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, and then he turned and rebelled against him. ²The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean,^z Moabite,^aa and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.^{ab 3}Indeed, this happened to Judah at the Lord’s command to remove them from his presence.^ac It was because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all he had done,^{ad 4}and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,^ae and the Lord was not willing to forgive.

⁵The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.^{af 6}Jehoiakim rested with his ancestors, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.^ag