Jehoiachin King of Judah^(A)

⁹ Jehoiachin^(B) was eighteen^[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. ¹⁰ In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,^(C) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,^[b] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Zedekiah King of Judah^(D)

¹¹ Zedekiah^(E) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. ¹² He did evil in the eyes of the Lord^(F) his God and did not humble^(G) himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. ¹³ He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath^(H) in God’s name. He became stiff-necked^(I) and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.