2 Kings 24:8

2 Kings 24:8

6 ^aSo Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

7 And ^athe king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for ^bthe king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin

8 ^aJehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 ^aAt that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city¹ was besieged.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it.

12 ^aThen Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, ^bin the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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JEHOIACHIN SUCCEEDS HIM. (II Kings 24:8-9)

Jehoiachin—that is, "God-appointed," contracted into Jeconiah and Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24).

eighteen years old when he began to reign—At the age of eight his father took him into partnership in the government (II Chronicles 36:9). He began to reign alone at eighteen.

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