⁶Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him ^qand bound him in bronze ^rshackles to take him to Babylon. ^s⁷Also Nebuchadnezzar took some of the utensils of the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon. ^t

⁸The rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim, ^uthe detestable things he did, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of Israel’s Kings. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

Judah’s King Jehoiachin

⁹Jehoiachin was 18 ^vyears old ^wwhen he became king and reigned three months and 10 days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹⁰In the spring ^x^yNebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable utensils of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. ^z

Judah’s King Zedekiah

¹¹Zedekiah was 21 years old ^awhen he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. ¹²He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself ^bbefore Jeremiah the prophet at the Lord’s command. ^c¹³He also rebelled against ^dKing Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate ^e^fand hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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Footnotes

v36:9 Some Hb , ; 2Kg 24:8; other Hb read eight
x36:10 At the return of the year
e36:13 He stiffened his neck

Cross references

q36:6 2Kg 24:1
r36:6 2Ch 33:11
s36:6 Jr 22:18–19
t36:7 2Kg 24:1–4; Jr 22:13–19; 25:1–9; Dn 1:1; Hab 1:6
u36:8 2Kg 24:5–6
w36:9–10 2Kg 24:8–17
y36:10 2Sm 11:1
z36:10 Jr 37:1
a36:11–13 2Kg 24:18–20; Jr 52:1–3
b36:12 2Ch 33:23
c36:12 Jr 21:3–7
d36:13 Ezk 17:15
f36:13 2Ch 30:8