2 Kings 24

1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

1During Jehoiakim’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded. Jehoiakim became his subject for three years, but then he changed his mind and rebelled against him.

2And Jehovah sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

2The LORD sent raiding parties of Babylonians, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim. He sent them to destroy Judah, just as the LORD had promised through his servants the prophets.

3Surely at the commandment of Jehovah came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,

3This happened to Judah at the LORD’s command to remove them from his presence because of all the sins Manasseh had committed,

4and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon.

4and because of the innocent blood he shed. He filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was not willing to forgive it.

5Now 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?

5The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign and everything he did are recorded in the Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

6So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

6Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

7And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

7The king of Egypt did not march out from his own land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all the Egyptian territory from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.

9And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.

9He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father had done.

10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

10During that time, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem and surrounded it.

11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;

11Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city while his troops were besieging it.

12and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

12King Jehoiachin of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, along with his mother, his attendants, his officials, and his officers. In the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him prisoner.

13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Jehovah, as Jehovah had said.

13As the LORD had foretold, Nebuchadnezzar removed all the treasures from the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. He cut away the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had made for the temple.

14And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

14He carried away all Jerusalem into exile: all the leaders and the best soldiers—ten thousand people—along with all the craftsmen and artisans. Only the poorest people of the land were left behind.

15And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

15Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. He also took the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the prominent leaders of the land from Jerusalem to Babylon.

16And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

16The king of Babylon also deported seven thousand soldiers and one thousand craftsmen and artisans—all of them strong and fit for war—and brought them to Babylon as captives.

17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

17The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

18Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

19And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

19He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.

20For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

20Because of the LORD’s anger, all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally threw them out of his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.