2 Kings 24 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jehoiakim Rebels Against Nebuchadnezzar

1 In his days ^H3117 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came ^H5927 up ^H5927, and Jehoiakim ^H3079 became ^H1961 his servant ^H5650 for three ^H7969 years ^H8141; then he turned ^H7725 and rebelled ^H4775 against him.

2 And Yahweh ^H3068 sent ^H7971 against him marauding ^H1416 bands ^H1416 of Chaldeans ^H3778, marauding ^H1416 bands ^H1416 of Arameans ^H758, marauding ^H1416 bands ^H1416 of Moabites ^H4124, and marauding ^H1416 bands ^H1416 of Ammonites ^H1121 H5983. So He sent ^H7971 them against Judah ^H3063 to destroy ^H6 it, according to the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 which ^H834 He had spoken ^H1696 by the hand ^H3027 of His slaves ^H5650 the prophets ^H5030. 3 Surely ^H389 at the [fn]command ^H6310 of Yahweh ^H3068 it came ^H1961 upon Judah ^H3063, to remove ^H5493 them from His presence ^H6440 because of the sins ^H2403 of Manasseh ^H4519, according to all ^H3605 that he had done ^H6213, 4 and also ^H1571 for the innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818 which ^H834 he shed ^H8210, for he filled ^H4390 Jerusalem ^H3389 with innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818; and Yahweh ^H3068 was ^H14 not willing ^H14 to pardon ^H5545. 5 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoiakim ^H3079 and all ^H3605 that he did ^H6213, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063?

Jehoiachin Reigns over Judah

6 So Jehoiakim ^H3079 slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, and Jehoiachin ^H3078 his son ^H1121 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478. 7 And the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 did not go ^H3318 out ^H3318 of his land ^H776 again ^H5750 H3254, for the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 had taken ^H3947 all ^H3605 that belonged ^H1961 to the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 from the brook ^H5158 of Egypt ^H4714 to the river ^H5104 Euphrates ^H6578.

8 Jehoiachin ^H3078 was eighteen ^H8083 H6240 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 three ^H7969 months ^H2320 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Nehushta ^H5179 the daughter ^H1323 of Elnathan ^H494 of Jerusalem ^H3389. 9 And he did ^H6213 what ^H7451 was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068, according to all ^H3605 that his father ^H1 had done ^H6213.

Judah Exiled to Babylon

10 At that time ^H6256 the servants ^H5650 of Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Jerusalem ^H3389, and the city ^H5892 came ^H935 under siege ^H4692.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came ^H935 to the city ^H5892, while his servants ^H5650 were besieging ^H6696 H5921 it. 12 Then Jehoiachin ^H3078 the king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, he and his mother ^H517 and his servants ^H5650 and his commanders ^H8269 and his officials ^H5631. So the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 took ^H3947 him captive in the eighth ^H8083 year ^H8141 of his reign ^H4427. 13 And he brought ^H3318 out ^H3318 from there ^H8033 all ^H3605 the treasures ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068, and the treasures ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, and cut ^H7112 in ^H7112 pieces ^H7112 all ^H3605 the vessels ^H3627 of gold ^H2091 which ^H834 Solomon ^H8010 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 had made ^H6213 in the temple ^H1964 of Yahweh ^H3068, just ^H834 as Yahweh ^H3068 had spoken ^H1696. 14 Then he took ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 all ^H3605 Jerusalem ^H3389 and all ^H3605 the commanders ^H8269 and all ^H3605 the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368 of valor ^H2428, 10,000 ^H6235 H505 captives ^H1540, and all ^H3605 the craftsmen ^H2796 and the smiths ^H4525. None ^H3808 was left ^H7604 except ^H2108 the poorest ^H1803 people ^H5971 of the land ^H776.

15 So he took ^H1540 Jehoiachin ^H3078 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 to Babylon ^H894; also the king’s ^H4428 mother ^H517 and the king’s ^H4428 wives ^H802 and his officials ^H5631 and the leading ^H193 men ^H193 of the land ^H776, he led ^H1980 away into exile ^H1473 from Jerusalem ^H3389 to Babylon ^H894. 16 Now all ^H3605 the valiant ^H2428 men ^H376, seven ^H7651 thousand ^H505, and the craftsmen ^H2796 and the smiths ^H4525, one thousand ^H505, all ^H3605 mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368 who could wage ^H6213 war ^H4421, and these the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 brought ^H935 into exile ^H1473 to Babylon ^H894.

Zedekiah Reigns over Judah

17 Then the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 made ^H4427 [fn]his uncle ^H1730 Mattaniah ^H4983 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478 and changed ^H5437 his name ^H8034 to Zedekiah ^H6667.

18 Zedekiah ^H6667 was twenty-one ^H6242 H259 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Hamutal ^H2537 the daughter ^H1323 of Jeremiah ^H3414 of Libnah ^H3841. 19 And he did ^H6213 what ^H7451 was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068, according to all ^H3605 that Jehoiakim ^H3079 had done ^H6213. 20 For through ^H5921 the anger ^H639 of Yahweh ^H3068 this came ^H1961 about ^H1961 in Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah ^H3063 until ^H5704 He cast ^H7993 them out ^H7993 from His presence ^H6440. And Zedekiah ^H6667 rebelled ^H4775 against the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894.