2 Kings 23:36–24:7

³⁶Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah. ³⁷He did what was evil ⁿin the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.

Jehoiakim’s Rebellion and Death

24During ^oJehoiakim’s reign, ^pNebuchadnezzar ^qking of Babylon ^rattacked. ^sJehoiakim became his vassal for three years, and then he turned and rebelled against him. ²The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, ^tMoabite, ^uand 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. ^v3Indeed, this happened to Judah at the Lord’s command to remove them from His sight. ^wIt was because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all he had done, ^x4and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, ^yand the Lord would not 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. ^z6Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place. ^a

⁷Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, ^bfor the king of Babylon took everything that belonged to the king of Egypt, ^cfrom the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. ^d