(A)Jehoiachin was [a]eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.

Captivity in Babylon Begun

10 (B)At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and had him brought to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the Lord; and he made his relative (C)Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:9 As in LXX and some Heb mss; MT eight years

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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Footnotes

  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