Jehoiakim King of Judah^(A)

³⁶ Jehoiakim^(B) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. ³⁷ And he did evil^(C) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar^(D) king of Babylon invaded^(E) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.^{(F) 2} The Lord sent Babylonian,^[a](G) Aramean,^(H) Moabite and Ammonite raiders^(I) against him to destroy^(J) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.^{(K) 3} Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,^(L) in order to remove them from his presence^(M) because of the sins of Manasseh^(N) and all he had done, ⁴ including the shedding of innocent blood.^(O) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.^(P)

⁵ As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign,^(Q) and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? ⁶ Jehoiakim rested^(R) with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin^(S) his son succeeded him as king.

⁷ The king of Egypt^(T) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon^(U) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Jehoiachin King of Judah^(V)

⁸ Jehoiachin^(W) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta^(X) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. ⁹ He did evil^(Y) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

¹⁰ At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar^(Z) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, ¹¹ and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. ¹² Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered^(AA) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. ¹³ As the Lord had declared,^(AB) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures^(AC) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles^(AD) that Solomon^(AE) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. ¹⁴ He carried all Jerusalem into exile:^(AF) all the officers and fighting men,^(AG) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest^(AH) people of the land were left.

¹⁵ Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin^(AI) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,^(AJ) his wives, his officials and the prominent people^(AK) of the land. ¹⁶ The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.^{(AL) 17} He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(AM)

Zedekiah King of Judah^(AN)

¹⁸ Zedekiah^(AO) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal^(AP) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. ¹⁹ He did evil^(AQ) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰ It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust^(AR) them from his presence.^(AS)

The Fall of Jerusalem^(AT)(AU)(AV)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Psalm 80^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.