¹⁴ Then ^(A)he took away into exile all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the mighty men of valor, ^(B)10,000 captives, and ^(C)all the craftsmen and the smiths. None was left ^(D)except the poorest people of the land.

¹⁵ So ^(E)he took Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. ¹⁶ Now all the valiant men, ^(F)seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all mighty men who could wage war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.

Zedekiah Reigns over Judah

^17 (G)Then the king of Babylon made ^[a]his uncle Mattaniah king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

^18 (H)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ^(I)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ¹⁹ And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, ^(J)according to all that Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰ For ^(K)through the anger of Yahweh this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And ^(L)Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

²⁰ which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he ^(A)carried away into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.