2 Kings 24 New International Version

24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar^(A) king of Babylon invaded^(B) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.^(C) ²The Lord sent Babylonian,^[a]^(D) Aramean,^(E) Moabite and Ammonite raiders^(F) against him to destroy^(G) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.^(H) ³Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,^(I) in order to remove them from his presence^(J) because of the sins of Manasseh^(K) and all he had done, ⁴including the shedding of innocent blood.^(L) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.^(M)

⁵As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign,^(N) and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? ⁶Jehoiakim rested^(O) with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin^(P) his son succeeded him as king.

⁷The king of Egypt^(Q) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon^(R) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Jehoiachin King of Judah^(S)

⁸Jehoiachin^(T) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta^(U) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. ⁹He did evil^(V) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

¹⁰At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar^(W) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, ¹¹and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. ¹²Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered^(X) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. ¹³As the Lord had declared,^(Y) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures^(Z) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles^(AA) that Solomon^(AB) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. ¹⁴He carried all Jerusalem into exile:^(AC) all the officers and fighting men,^(AD) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest^(AE) people of the land were left.

¹⁵Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin^(AF) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,^(AG) his wives, his officials and the prominent people^(AH) of the land. ¹⁶The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.^(AI) ¹⁷He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(AJ)

Zedekiah King of Judah^(AK)

¹⁸Zedekiah^(AL) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal^(AM) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. ¹⁹He did evil^(AN) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust^(AO) them from his presence.^(AP)

The Fall of Jerusalem^(AQ)^(AR)^(AS)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Footnotes

2 Kings 24:2 Or Chaldean

Cross references

Jeremiah 22 New International Version

Judgment Against Wicked Kings

22 This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king^(A) of Judah and proclaim this message there: ²‘Hear^(B) the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne^(C)—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates.^(D) ³This is what the Lord says: Do what is just^(E) and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor^(F) the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,^(G) and do not shed innocent blood^(H) in this place. ⁴For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings^(I) who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. ⁵But if you do not obey^(J) these commands, declares the Lord, I swear^(K) by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”

⁶For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:

“Though you are like Gilead^(L) to me,
    like the summit of Lebanon,^(M)
I will surely make you like a wasteland,^(N)
    like towns not inhabited.
⁷I will send destroyers^(O) against you,
    each man with his weapons,
and they will cut^(P) up your fine cedar beams
    and throw them into the fire.^(Q)

⁸“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’^(R) ⁹And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.^(S)’”

¹⁰Do not weep for the dead^(T) king or mourn^(U) his loss;
rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return^(V)
nor see his native land again.

¹¹For this is what the Lord says about Shallum^[a]^(W) son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return. ¹²He will die^(X) in the place where they have led him captive; he will not see this land again.”

¹³“Woe^(Y) to him who builds^(Z) his palace by unrighteousness,
    his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
    not paying^(AA) them for their labor.
¹⁴He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace^(AB)
    with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
    panels it with cedar^(AC)
    and decorates it in red.^(AD)

¹⁵“Does it make you a king
    to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
    He did what was right and just,^(AE)
    so all went well^(AF) with him.
¹⁶He defended the cause of the poor and needy,^(AG)
    and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know^(AH) me?”
    declares the Lord.
¹⁷“But your eyes and your heart
    are set only on dishonest gain,^(AI)
on shedding innocent blood^(AJ)
    and on oppression and extortion.”^(AK)

¹⁸Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

“They will not mourn^(AL) for him:
    ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
    ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
¹⁹He will have the burial^(AM) of a donkey—
    dragged away and thrown^(AN)
    outside the gates of Jerusalem.”

²⁰“Go up to Lebanon and cry out,^(AO)
    let your voice be heard in Bashan,^(AP)
cry out from Abarim,^(AQ)
    for all your allies^(AR) are crushed.
²¹I warned you when you felt secure,^(AS)
    but you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your way from your youth;^(AT)
    you have not obeyed^(AU) me.
²²The wind^(AV) will drive all your shepherds^(AW) away,
    and your allies^(AX) will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced^(AY)
    because of all your wickedness.
²³You who live in ‘Lebanon,^[b]^(AZ)’
    who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
    pain^(BA) like that of a woman in labor!

²⁴“As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin^[c]^(BB) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring^(BC) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. ²⁵I will deliver^(BD) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.^[d] ²⁶I will hurl^(BE) you and the mother^(BF) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. ²⁷You will never come back to the land you long to return^(BG) to.”

²⁸Is this man Jehoiachin^(BH) a despised, broken pot,^(BI)
    an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled^(BJ) out,
    cast into a land^(BK) they do not know?
²⁹O land,^(BL) land, land,
    hear the word of the Lord!
³⁰This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,^(BM)
    a man who will not prosper^(BN) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring^(BO) will prosper,
    none will sit on the throne^(BP) of David
    or rule anymore in Judah.”

Footnotes

Jeremiah 22:11 Also called Jehoahaz
Jeremiah 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans

Cross references

Psalm 112 New International Version

Psalm 112^[a]

¹Praise the Lord.^[b]^(A)

Blessed are those^(B) who fear the Lord,^(C)
who find great delight^(D) in his commands.

²Their children^(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³Wealth and riches^(F) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures^(G) forever.
⁴Even in darkness light dawns^(H) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(I)
⁵Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(J)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^(K)
    they will be remembered^(L) forever.
⁷They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,^(M) trusting in the Lord.^(N)
⁸Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^(O)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^(P)
⁹They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(Q)
    their righteousness endures^(R) forever;
    their horn^[c] will be lifted^(S) high in honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see^(T) and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth^(U) and waste away;^(V)
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(W)

Footnotes

Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.

John 18 New International Version

Jesus Arrested^(A)

18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley.^(B) On the other side there was a garden,^(C) and he and his disciples went into it.^(D)

²Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.^(E) ³So Judas came to the garden, guiding^(F) a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees.^(G) They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

⁴Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him,^(H) went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”^(I)

⁵“Jesus of Nazareth,”^(J) they replied.

“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) ⁶When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

⁷Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”^(K)

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” ⁹This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”^[a]^(L)

¹⁰Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

¹¹Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup^(M) the Father has given me?”

¹²Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials^(N) arrested Jesus. They bound him ¹³and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,^(O) the high priest that year. ¹⁴Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.^(P)

Peter’s First Denial^(Q)

¹⁵Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest,^(R) he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,^(S) ¹⁶but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

¹⁷“You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.

He replied, “I am not.”^(T)

¹⁸It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire^(U) they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.^(V)

The High Priest Questions Jesus^(W)

¹⁹Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

²⁰“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues^(X) or at the temple,^(Y) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.^(Z) ²¹Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”

²²When Jesus said this, one of the officials^(AA) nearby slapped him in the face.^(AB) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

²³“If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”^(AC) ²⁴Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas^(AD) the high priest.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials^(AE)

²⁵Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself.^(AF) So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”

He denied it, saying, “I am not.”^(AG)

²⁶One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off,^(AH) challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?”^(AI) ²⁷Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.^(AJ)

Jesus Before Pilate^(AK)

²⁸Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.^(AL) By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace,^(AM) because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.^(AN) ²⁹So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

³⁰“If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”

³¹Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”

“But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected. ³²This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.^(AO)

³³Pilate then went back inside the palace,^(AP) summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”^(AQ)

³⁴“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”

³⁵“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”

³⁶Jesus said, “My kingdom^(AR) is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.^(AS) But now my kingdom is from another place.”^(AT)

³⁷“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.^(AU) Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”^(AV)

³⁸“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.^(AW) ³⁹But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”

⁴⁰They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.^(AX)

Footnotes

John 18:9 John 6:39

Cross references

John 18:1 : 18:3-11pp — Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Lk 22:47-53
John 18:1 : 2Sa 15:23
John 18:1 : ver 26; S Mt 21:1
John 18:1 : Mt 26:36
John 18:2 : Lk 21:37; 22:39
John 18:3 : Ac 1:16
John 18:3 : ver 12
John 18:4 : Jn 6:64; 13:1, 11
John 18:4 : ver 7
John 18:5 : S Mk 1:24
John 18:7 : ver 4
John 18:9 : S Jn 6:39
John 18:11 : S Mt 20:22
John 18:12 : ver 3
John 18:13 : ver 24; S Mt 26:3
John 18:14 : Jn 11:49-51
John 18:15 : 18:16-18pp — Mt 26:69, 70; Mk 14:66-68; Lk 22:55-57
John 18:15 : S Mt 26:3
John 18:15 : Mt 26:58; Mk 14:54; Lk 22:54
John 18:17 : ver 25
John 18:18 : Jn 21:9
John 18:18 : Mk 14:54, 67
John 18:19 : 18:19-24pp — Mt 26:59-68; Mk 14:55-65; Lk 22:63-71
John 18:20 : S Mt 4:23
John 18:20 : Mt 26:55
John 18:20 : Jn 7:26
John 18:22 : ver 3
John 18:22 : Mt 16:21; Jn 19:3
John 18:23 : Mt 5:39; Ac 23:2-5
John 18:24 : ver 13; S Mt 26:3
John 18:25 : 18:25-27pp — Mt 26:71-75; Mk 14:69-72; Lk 22:58-62
John 18:25 : ver 18
John 18:25 : ver 17
John 18:26 : ver 10
John 18:26 : ver 1
John 18:27 : Jn 13:38
John 18:28 : 18:29-40pp — Mt 27:11-18, 20-23; Mk 15:2-15; Lk 23:2, 3, 18-25
John 18:28 : S Mt 27:2
John 18:28 : ver 33; Jn 19:9
John 18:28 : Jn 11:55
John 18:32 : Mt 20:19; 26:2; Jn 3:14; 8:28; 12:32, 33
John 18:33 : ver 28, 29; Jn 19:9
John 18:33 : Lk 23:3; S Mt 2:2
John 18:36 : S Mt 3:2
John 18:36 : Mt 26:53
John 18:36 : Lk 17:21; Jn 6:15
John 18:37 : Jn 3:32
John 18:37 : Jn 8:47; 1Jn 4:6
John 18:38 : S Lk 23:4
John 18:40 : Ac 3:14

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2 Kings 24 New International Version

Jehoiachin King of Judah^(S)

Zedekiah King of Judah^(AK)

The Fall of Jerusalem^(AQ)^(AR)^(AS)

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Jeremiah 22 New International Version

Judgment Against Wicked Kings

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Psalm 112 New International Version

Psalm 112^[a]

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John 18 New International Version

Jesus Arrested^(A)

Peter’s First Denial^(Q)

The High Priest Questions Jesus^(W)

Peter’s Second and Third Denials^(AE)

Jesus Before Pilate^(AK)

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