2 Kings 23:36–24:1

Jehoiakim King of Judah

23:36–24:6pp—2Ch 36:5–8

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

24During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar^v king of Babylon invaded^w the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.^x