English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Kings Book, chapter 24, verse All in Hcsb Version

2 Kings 24 : 1 (HCSB)

During his reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.

2 Kings 24 : 2 (HCSB)

The LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD He had spoken through His servants the prophets.

2 Kings 24 : 3 (HCSB)

This happened to Israel only at the LORD's command to remove them from His sight. It was because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all he had done,

2 Kings 24 : 4 (HCSB)

and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not forgive.

2 Kings 24 : 5 (HCSB)

The rest of the events of Jehoiakim's *reign , along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings.

2 Kings 24 : 6 (HCSB)

Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

2 Kings 24 : 7 (HCSB)

Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, for the king of Babylon took everything that belonged to the king of Egypt, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

2 Kings 24 : 8 (HCSB)

Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king; he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; *she was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24 : 9 (HCSB)

He did what was evil in the LORD's sight as his father had done.

2 Kings 24 : 10 (HCSB)

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

2 Kings 24 : 11 (HCSB)

Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

2 Kings 24 : 12 (HCSB)

Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him *captive in the eighth year of his reign.

2 Kings 24 : 13 (HCSB)

He also carried off from there all the treasures of the LORD's temple and the treasures of the king's palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the LORD's sanctuary, just as God had predicted.

2 Kings 24 : 14 (HCSB)

Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and metalsmiths. Except for the poorest people of the land, nobody remained.

2 Kings 24 : 15 (HCSB)

Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. Also, he took the king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 Kings 24 : 16 (HCSB)

The king of Babylon also brought captive into Babylon all 7,000 fighting men and 1,000 craftsmen and metalsmiths-- all strong and fit for war.

2 Kings 24 : 17 (HCSB)

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2 Kings 24 : 18 (HCSB)

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king; he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; *she was from Libnah.

2 Kings 24 : 19 (HCSB)

Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight just as Jehoiakim had done.

2 Kings 24 : 20 (HCSB)

Because of the LORD's anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence. Then, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.