Jerusalem Captured

10 At that time the servants of (A)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, 12 (C)and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. (D)The king of Babylon took him prisoner (E)in the eighth year of his reign 13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord (F)and the treasures of the king's house, (G)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, (H)which Solomon king of Israel had made, (I)as the Lord had foretold. 14 (J)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, (K)10,000 captives, (L)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, (M)except the poorest people of the land. 15 (N)And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, (O)7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. 17 (P)And the king of Babylon (Q)made Mattaniah, (R)Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, (S)and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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Deportations to Babylon

10 At that time(A) the servants of Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11 Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon.(C)

So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. 13 He also carried off from there all the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king’s palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made(D) for the Lord’s sanctuary, just as God had predicted.(E) 14 Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men,(F) 10,000 captives,(G) and all the craftsmen and metalsmiths.(H) Except for the poorest people of the land,(I) no one remained.

15 Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. Also, he took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.(J) 16 The king of Babylon also brought captive into Babylon all 7,000 fighting men and 1,000 craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for war. 17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle,[b] king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:17 Lit his
  2. 2 Kings 24:17 = brother in 2Ch 36:10; Jr 37:1