2 Kings 24
New King James Version
Judah Overrun by Enemies
24 In (A)his days Nebuchadnezzar king of (B)Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 (C)And the Lord sent against him raiding [a]bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, (D)according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight (E)because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, 4 (F)and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon.
5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 6 (G)So Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
7 And (H)the king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for (I)the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.
The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin(J)
8 (K)Jehoiachin[b] was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
10 (L)At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city [c]was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it. 12 (M)Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, (N)in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.
The Captivity of Jerusalem
13 (O)And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he (P)cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, (Q)as the Lord had said. 14 Also (R)he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, (S)ten thousand captives, and (T)all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except (U)the poorest people of the land. 15 And (V)he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 (W)All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
Zedekiah Reigns in Judah(X)
17 Then (Y)the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, (Z)Jehoiachin’s[d] uncle, king in his place, and (AA)changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 (AB)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (AC)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 (AD)He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. (AE)Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 24:2 troops
- 2 Kings 24:8 Jeconiah, 1 Chr. 3:16; Jer. 24:1; or Coniah, Jer. 22:24, 28
- 2 Kings 24:10 Lit. came into siege
- 2 Kings 24:17 Lit. his
2 Kings 24
English Standard Version
24 (A)In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the (B)Chaldeans and (C)bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, (D)according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of his sight, (E)for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, 4 and also (F)for the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon. 5 (G)Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 6 So Jehoiakim (H)slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. 7 (I)And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, (J)for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt (K)from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.
Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah
8 (L)Jehoiachin was (M)eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (N)according to all that his father had done.
Jerusalem Captured
10 At that time the servants of (O)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And (P)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, 12 (Q)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. (R)The king of Babylon took him prisoner (S)in the eighth year of his reign 13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord (T)and the treasures of the king's house, (U)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, (V)which Solomon king of Israel had made, (W)as the Lord had foretold. 14 (X)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, (Y)10,000 captives, (Z)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, (AA)except the poorest people of the land. 15 (AB)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, (AC)7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. 17 (AD)And the king of Babylon (AE)made Mattaniah, (AF)Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, (AG)and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Zedekiah Reigns in Judah
18 (AH)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was (AI)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (AJ)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.
(AK)And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
2 Reyes 24
Reina Valera Contemporánea
24 Durante el reinado de Joacín el rey Nabucodonosor de Babilonia(A) invadió Judá, y Joacín se convirtió en su súbdito durante tres años, aunque luego decidió rebelarse contra él. 2 Pero el Señor envió contra Joacín tropas de caldeos, sirios, moabitas y amonitas, para que destruyeran a Judá, en cumplimiento de la palabra del Señor anunciada por medio de sus siervos los profetas. 3 Esto le sucedió a Judá por mandato del Señor, para borrarla de su presencia por causa de los pecados de Manasés y por todo lo que él hizo, 4 y por la sangre inocente que derramó. Como, en efecto, llenó a Jerusalén de sangre inocente, el Señor no quiso perdonar.
5 Los demás hechos de Joacín, y todas sus obras, se hallan registrados en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 6 Cuando Joacín fue a reunirse con sus antepasados, reinó en su lugar su hijo Joaquín. 7 Nunca más el faraón volvió a salir de Egipto, porque el rey de Babilonia conquistó todo su territorio, desde el río de Egipto hasta el río Éufrates.
Joaquín y sus nobles, llevados cautivos a Babilonia(B)
8 Joaquín tenía dieciocho años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén tres meses. Su madre se llamaba Nejustá hija de Elnatán, y era de Jerusalén. 9 Pero Joaquín hizo lo malo a los ojos del Señor, tal y como lo había hecho su padre.
10 Por esos días los oficiales del rey Nabucodonosor de Babilonia atacaron y sitiaron la ciudad de Jerusalén. 11 Mientras sus oficiales mantenían sitiada la ciudad, llegó también Nabucodonosor mismo. 12 Entonces el rey Joaquín de Judá se entregó al rey de Babilonia, junto con su madre, sus siervos, sus jefes y sus oficiales, y el rey de Babilonia lo capturó. Era el año octavo de su reinado.(C) 13 Nabucodonosor sacó de la ciudad todos los tesoros del templo del Señor y los tesoros del palacio real y, tal y como el Señor lo había dicho, hizo pedazos todos los utensilios de oro que el rey Salomón de Israel había hecho para el templo del Señor.
14 Nabucodonosor se llevó cautivos a diez mil habitantes de Jerusalén. Todos los príncipes y todos los mejores soldados, y todos los artesanos y herreros, fueron hechos cautivos. En el país sólo se quedó la gente más pobre. 15 De Jerusalén a Babilonia(D) se llevó cautivos al rey Joaquín y a su madre, a sus mujeres y a sus oficiales, y a los poderosos de la tierra. 16 El rey de Babilonia también se llevó cautivos a siete mil hombres de guerra, a mil artesanos y herreros, y a todos los hombres capaces de entrar en combate. 17 En lugar de Joaquín, el rey de Babilonia puso por rey a su tío Matanías, y le cambió el nombre por el de Sedequías.(E)
Reinado de Sedequías(F)
18 Sedequías tenía veintiún años cuando comenzó a reinar,(G) y reinó en Jerusalén once años. Su madre se llamaba Jamutal hija de Jeremías, y era de Libna. 19 Pero Sedequías hizo lo malo a los ojos del Señor, tal y como lo había hecho Joacín. 20 Por eso la ira del Señor se desató contra Jerusalén y Judá, hasta que los arrojó de su presencia. Pero Sedequías se rebeló contra el rey de Babilonia.(H)
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