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Jehoiachin’s Reign over Judah

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of[b] the Lord as his ancestors had done.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:8 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
  2. 2 Kings 24:9 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

Jehoichin Succeeds Jehoiakim

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father had done.

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