Judah’s King Jehoiachin

Jehoiachin was eighteen[a] years old(A) when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. 10 In the spring[b](B) Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable articles of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.(C)

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  1. 36:9 Some Hb mss, LXX; 2Kg 24:8; other Hb mss read eight
  2. 36:10 Lit At the return of the year

(A)Jehoiachin was eighteen[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. 10 In (B)the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, (C)with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother (D)Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:9 Septuagint (compare 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight