1In his days came Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, and Jehoakim became his servant three years, and then turned and rebelled against him.
2And the LORD sent upon him men of war out of Galdey, out of Siria, out of the Moabites, and from the children of Ammon: and sent them into Juda, to destroy it, according to the saying of the LORD which he spake by his servants the Prophets.
3Only at the bidding of the LORD happened it so to Juda, to put them out of his sight, for the sin of Manasseh according to all he did:
4and for the innocent blood that he shed and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not forgive.
5The rest of the deeds of Jehoakim and all he did, are written in the chronicles of the kings of Juda.
6And Jehoakim laid him to sleep with his fathers, and Jehoacin his son reigned in his stead.
7But the king of Egypt came now no more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
8Jehoacin was eighteen year old when he began to reign, and reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehustha the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9And he did that displeased the eyes of the LORD in all points as his father did.
10In his time came the servants of Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon, to Jerusalem and the city was besieged.
11And Nabuchodonozor came to the city as his servants were yet a besieging of it.
12And Jehoacin the king of Juda came out to the king of Babylon, with his mother, his servants, his lords and his chamberlains. And the king of Babylon took him, in the eighth year of his reign.
13And he carried out thence all the treasure of the house of the LORD, and the treasure of the king's house, and brake all the vessels of gold which Salomon king of Israel had made, in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
14And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the lords and all the men of might, to the number of ten thousand into captivity and all craftsmen and Joiners, none remaining save the poor people of the land.
15And he carried away Jehoacin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the kings wives, and his chamberlains, and the mighty of the land carried he away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16And all the men of activity to the number of seven thousand, and craftsmen and joiners a thousand, all strong and apt for war, did the king of Babylon bring to Babylon to dwell.
17And the king of Babylon made Mathaniah his father's brother, king in his stead, and changed his name and called him Zedekiah.
18Zedekiah was twenty one year old when he began to reign and he reigned an eleven year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamital the daughter of Jeremiah of Lobnah.
19And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, in all points like to Jehoakim.
20For through the wrath of the LORD it so chanced to Jerusalem and Juda, until he had cast them out of his sight. And the said Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.