¹⁰ In ^(A)the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, ^(B)with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother ^(C)Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

^11 (D)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹² He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before ^(E)Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. ^13 (F)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. ^(G)He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel. ¹⁴ All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Captured

¹⁰ At that time the servants of ^(A)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. ¹¹ And ^(B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, ^12 (C)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. ^(D)The king of Babylon took him prisoner ^(E)in the eighth year of his reign ¹³ and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord ^(F)and the treasures of the king's house, ^(G)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, ^(H)which Solomon king of Israel had made, ^(I)as the Lord had foretold. ^14 (J)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, ^(K)10,000 captives, ^(L)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, ^(M)except the poorest people of the land. ^15 (N)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. ¹⁶ And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, ^(O)7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. ^17 (P)And the king of Babylon ^(Q)made Mattaniah, ^(R)Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, ^(S)and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

^18 (T)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was ^(U)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ¹⁹ And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(V)according to all that Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰ For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence.

^(W)And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

¹⁰ The son of Solomon was ^(A)Rehoboam, ^(B)Abijah his son, ^(C)Asa his son, ^(D)Jehoshaphat his son, ^11 (E)Joram his son, ^(F)Ahaziah his son, ^(G)Joash his son, ^12 (H)Amaziah his son, ^(I)Azariah his son, ^(J)Jotham his son, ^13 (K)Ahaz his son, ^(L)Hezekiah his son, ^(M)Manasseh his son, ^14 (N)Amon his son, ^(O)Josiah his son. ¹⁵ The sons of Josiah: ^(P)Johanan the firstborn, the second ^(Q)Jehoiakim, the third ^(R)Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. ¹⁶ The descendants of ^(S)Jehoiakim: ^(T)Jeconiah his son, ^(U)Zedekiah his son;