2 Kings 24:8-15

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Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

⁸^(A)Jehoiachin was ^(B)eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. ⁹And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(C)according to all that his father had done.

Jerusalem Captured

¹⁰At that time the servants of ^(D)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. ¹¹And ^(E)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, ¹²^(F)and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. ^(G)The king of Babylon took him prisoner ^(H)in the eighth year of his reign ¹³and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord ^(I)and the treasures of the king's house, ^(J)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, ^(K)which Solomon king of Israel had made, ^(L)as the Lord had foretold. ¹⁴^(M)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, ^(N)10,000 captives, ^(O)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, ^(P)except the poorest people of the land. ¹⁵^(Q)And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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2 Kings 25:22-30

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Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah

²²And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed ^(A)Gedaliah the son of ^(B)Ahikam, son of Shaphan, governor. ²³^(C)Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at ^(D)Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite. ²⁴And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid because of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” ²⁵^(E)But in the seventh month, ^(F)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. ²⁶^(G)Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

Jehoiachin Released from Prison

²⁷^(H)And in the thirty-seventh year of ^(I)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously ^(J)freed^[a] Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. ²⁸And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. ²⁹So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life ^(K)he dined regularly at the king's table, ³⁰and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.