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Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin

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

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Jehoiachin rules

Jehoiachin was 18[a] years old when he became king, and he ruled for three months[b] in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes. 10 In the springtime, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him to be brought to Babylon, along with valuable equipment from the Lord’s temple. Then he made Zedekiah his uncle the next king of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:9 LXX, 2 Kgs 24:8; MT eight
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:9 2 Kgs 24:8; MT adds and ten days.