2 Kings · Unlocked Literal Bible
2 Kings 24 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 In Jehoiakim's days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Judah; Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then Jehoiakim turned back and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Yahweh sent against Jehoiakim bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites; he sent them against Judah to destroy it. This was in conformity with the word of Yahweh that had been spoken through his servants the prophets.
2 Yahweh sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, bands of the Syrians, bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke by his servants the prophets.
3 It was certainly at the mouth of Yahweh that this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight, because of the sins of Manasseh, all that he did,
3 Surely at the commandment of Yahweh this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,
4 and also because of the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. Yahweh was not willing to pardon that.
4 and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.
5 As for the other matters concerning Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
6 Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
7 The king of Egypt did not attack any more out of his land, because the king of Babylon had conquered all the lands that had been controlled by the king of Egypt, from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
7 The king of Egypt didn’t come out of his land any more; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, all that belonged to the king of Egypt.
8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that his father had done.
9 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his father had done.
10 At that time the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and besieged the city.
10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his soldiers were besieging it,
11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,
12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers. The king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his own reign.
12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon—he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers; and the king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his reign.
13 Nebuchadnezzar took out from there all the valuable things in the house of Yahweh, and those in the king's palace. He cut into pieces all the golden objects that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had said would happen.
13 He carried out from there all the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in Yahweh’s temple, as Yahweh had said.
14 He took into exile all Jerusalem, all the leaders, and all the fighting men, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one was left except the poorest people in the land.
14 He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one remained except the poorest people of the land.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin into exile at Babylon, as well as the king's mother, wives, officers, and the chief men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
15 He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 All the fighting men, seven thousand in number, and one thousand craftsmen and blacksmiths, all of them fit for fighting—the king of Babylon brought these men into exile at Babylon.
16 All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did all that Jehoiakim had done.
19 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
20 Through Yahweh's anger, all these events happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he drove them out of his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
20 For through the anger of Yahweh, this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Elnathan
Named as the father of Nehushta, the mother of King Jehoiachin.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 24:8
Hamutal
Daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah, named as the mother of Jehoahaz and of Zedekiah, kings of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1
Jehoiakim
Josiah's son Eliakim, made king by Pharaoh Neco who changed his name, who reigned eleven years, became Nebuchadnezzar's vassal for three years and then rebelled, and was succeeded…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:1
Jeremiah
A man of Libnah named as the father of Hamutal, mother of King Zedekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:18; Jeremiah 52:1
Nebuchadnezzar
King of Babylon who made Jehoiakim his vassal, took Jehoiachin captive, placed Zedekiah on the throne, besieged Jerusalem, and appointed Gedaliah over those left in the land.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Kings 24:11; 2 Kings 25:1
Nehushta
Daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem, mother of King Jehoiachin, taken into exile with him.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 24:8
Zedekiah
Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah, renamed Zedekiah by the king of Babylon, who became king at twenty-one, reigned eleven years, rebelled against Babylon, was captured near Jericho,…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 24:17; 2 Kings 24:18; 2 Kings 24:20
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 1:1; Jeremiah 25:1; Jeremiah 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:6–21; 2 Kings 17:5
- 2 Jeremiah 35:11; 2 Kings 23:27; Jeremiah 25:9; 2 Kings 21:12–14; Jeremiah 32:28
- 3 2 Kings 23:26–27; 2 Kings 18:25; 2 Kings 21:2–11; Isaiah 10:5–6; Joshua 23:15
- 4 2 Kings 21:16; Deuteronomy 19:10; Jeremiah 2:34; Numbers 35:33; Psalm 106:38
- 5 2 Chronicles 36:8; Jeremiah 22:13–17; Jeremiah 26:1–24
- 6 Jeremiah 22:18–19; Jeremiah 36:30; 2 Chronicles 36:6; 2 Chronicles 36:8
- 7 Jeremiah 37:5–7; Jeremiah 46:2; Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5; Isaiah 27:12
- 8 2 Chronicles 36:9; 1 Chronicles 3:16; Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 37:1
- 10 2 Kings 25:2; Daniel 1:1–2
- 12 Jeremiah 52:28; Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 29:1–2; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 25:27
- 13 Isaiah 39:6; 2 Kings 20:17; Jeremiah 20:5; 1 Kings 7:48–50; 2 Kings 25:13–15
- 14 Jeremiah 52:28; 2 Kings 25:12; 2 Kings 24:16; Ezekiel 1:1–2; Jeremiah 39:10
- 15 Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 22:24–28; 2 Chronicles 36:10; Ezekiel 17:12; 2 Kings 24:8
- 16 Jeremiah 52:28; 2 Kings 24:14; Jeremiah 29:2
- 17 Jeremiah 37:1; 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:4; Jeremiah 52:1; 2 Chronicles 36:10–13
- 18 2 Kings 23:31; Jeremiah 52:1–11; Jeremiah 37:1; 2 Chronicles 36:11
- 19 2 Kings 23:37; Ezekiel 21:25; 2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 37:1–21; Jeremiah 24:8
- 20 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 27:12–15; 2 Kings 22:17; Ezekiel 17:15–20
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