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2 Chronicles 36:5-8
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5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.(A) 6 Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him(B) and bound him in bronze(C) shackles to take him to Babylon.(D) 7 Also Nebuchadnezzar took some of the articles of the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.(E)

8 The rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim,(F) the detestable actions he committed, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of Israel’s Kings. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place.

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2 Chronicles 36:5-8
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Jehoiakim’s Reign

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of[a] the Lord his God. 6 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him,[b] bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away[c] to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar took some of the items in the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his palace[d] there.[e]

8 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.[f] His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:6 tn Heb “came up against him.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:6 tn Heb “to carry him away.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:7 tn Or “temple.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 36:7 tn Heb “in Babylon.” Repeating the proper name “Babylon” here would be redundant in contemporary English, so “there” has been used in the translation.
  6. 2 Chronicles 36:8 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoiakim, and his horrible deeds which he did and that which was found against him, look, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.”
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