2 Kings 24 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Babylon Controls Jehoiakim

24 (A)In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and revolted against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him (B)bands of Chaldeans, (C)bands of Arameans, (D)bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, (E)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servants the prophets. 3 (F)It indeed came upon Judah at the [a]command of the Lord, to remove them from His sight (G)due to the sins of Manasseh, in accordance with everything that he had done, 4 and (H)also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord was unwilling to forgive. 5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Jehoiachin Reigns

6 So (I)Jehoiakim [b]lay down with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place. 7 Now (J)the king of Egypt did not come out of his land again, (K)because the king of Babylon had taken everything that belonged to the king of Egypt from (L)the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.

8 (M)Jehoiachin was (N)eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (O)in accordance with all that his father had done.

Deportation to Babylon

10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. 12 Then (P)Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And (Q)the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign. 13 (R)He also brought out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and he (S)smashed all the articles of gold (T)that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, just as the Lord had said. 14 Then (U)he led into exile all the people of Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the valiant warriors, (V)ten thousand exiles, and (W)all the craftsmen and the smiths. None were left (X)except the poorest people of the land.

15 So (Y)he led Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother, the king’s wives, and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all the valiant men, (Z)seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, a thousand, all strong and fit for war, these too the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.

Zedekiah Made King

17 (AA)Then the king of Babylon made [c]his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

18 (AB)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (AC)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (AD)in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For it was (AE)due to the anger of the Lord that this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He cast them out of His presence. And (AF)Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:3 Lit mouth
  2. 2 Kings 24:6 I.e., died
  3. 2 Kings 24:17 I.e., Jehoiachin’s uncle

Cross references

  1. 2 Kings 24:1 : 2 Chr 36:6; Jer 25:1; Dan 1:1, 2
  2. 2 Kings 24:2 : Jer 35:11f
  3. 2 Kings 24:2 : 2 Kin 6:23
  4. 2 Kings 24:2 : 2 Kin 13:20
  5. 2 Kings 24:2 : 2 Kin 23:27
  6. 2 Kings 24:3 : 2 Kin 18:25
  7. 2 Kings 24:3 : 2 Kin 23:26
  8. 2 Kings 24:4 : 2 Kin 21:16
  9. 2 Kings 24:6 : Jer 22:18, 19
  10. 2 Kings 24:7 : Jer 37:5-7
  11. 2 Kings 24:7 : Jer 46:2
  12. 2 Kings 24:7 : Gen 15:18
  13. 2 Kings 24:8 : 1 Chr 3:16
  14. 2 Kings 24:8 : 2 Chr 36:9
  15. 2 Kings 24:9 : 2 Kin 21:2-7
  16. 2 Kings 24:12 : Jer 22:24-30; 24:1; 29:1, 2
  17. 2 Kings 24:12 : 2 Chr 36:10
  18. 2 Kings 24:13 : 2 Kin 20:17; Is 39:6
  19. 2 Kings 24:13 : 2 Kin 25:13-15
  20. 2 Kings 24:13 : 1 Kin 7:48-50
  21. 2 Kings 24:14 : Jer 24:1
  22. 2 Kings 24:14 : 2 Kin 24:16; Jer 52:28
  23. 2 Kings 24:14 : Jer 24:1; 29:2
  24. 2 Kings 24:14 : 2 Kin 25:12
  25. 2 Kings 24:15 : 2 Chr 36:10; Jer 22:24-28; Ezek 17:12
  26. 2 Kings 24:16 : 2 Kin 24:14
  27. 2 Kings 24:17 : 2 Chr 36:10-13; Jer 37:1
  28. 2 Kings 24:18 : Jer 27:1; 28:1; 52:1
  29. 2 Kings 24:18 : 2 Kin 23:31
  30. 2 Kings 24:19 : 2 Kin 23:37
  31. 2 Kings 24:20 : Deut 4:24; 29:27; 2 Kin 23:26
  32. 2 Kings 24:20 : 2 Chr 36:13; Ezek 17:15

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