6aSo 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
8aJehoiachin 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.
10aAt 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.
12aThen 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.
The Captivity of Jerusalem
13aAnd he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he bcut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, cas the Lord had said.
14 Also ahe carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, bten thousand captives, and call the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except dthe poorest people of the land.
15 And ahe carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16aAll the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all whowere strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
Zedekiah Reigns in Judah
17 Then athe king of Babylon made Mattaniah, bJehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and cchanged his name to Zedekiah.
18aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name wasbHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Kings 24:8:
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
