2 Kings 23:36–24:1

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah

^36jJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. ³⁷And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^daccording to all that his fathers had done.

24^kIn his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.