2 Kings 24:8–17

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

^8vJehoiachin was ^weighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. ⁹And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^xaccording to all that his father had done.

Jerusalem Captured

¹⁰At that time the servants of ^yNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. ¹¹And ^yNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, ^12zand Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. ^aThe king of Babylon took him prisoner ^bin the eighth year of his reign ¹³and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord ^cand the treasures of the king’s house, ^dand cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, ^ewhich Solomon king of Israel had made, ^fas the Lord had foretold. ^14gHe carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, ^h10,000 captives, ⁱand all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, ^jexcept the poorest people of the land. ^15kAnd he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. ¹⁶And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, ^l7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. ^17mAnd the king of Babylon ⁿmade Mattaniah, ^oJehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, ^pand changed his name to Zedekiah.