New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
2 Kings 24
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During Jehoiakim's rule, Nebuchadnezzar marched into the land and attacked it. He was king of Babylonia. He became Jehoiakim's master for three years. But then Jehoiakim decided he didn't want to remain under Nebuchadnezzar's control.
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The Lord sent robbers against Jehoiakim from Babylonia, Aram, Moab and Ammon. He sent them to destroy Judah. That's what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken that message through his servants the prophets.
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Parallel theme
Jeremiah 35:11
Ezekiel 19:8
2 Kings 6:23
References Lord
2 Kings 23:27
Jeremiah 32:28
Jeremiah 25:9
2 Kings 20:17
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Those things happened to Judah in keeping with what the Lord had commanded. He brought enemies against his people in order to remove them from his land. He removed them because of all of the sins Manasseh had committed.
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References Lord
2 Kings 18:25
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He had spilled the blood of many people who weren't guilty of doing anything wrong. In fact, he spilled so much of their blood that he filled Jerusalem with it. So the Lord refused to forgive him.
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Blood
2 Kings 21:16
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The other events of the rule of Jehoiakim are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah.
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Kingdom
2 Chronicles 36:8
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Jehoiakim joined the members of his family who had already died. His son Jehoiachin became the next king after him.
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People
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The king of Egypt didn't march out from his own country again. That's because the king of Babylonia had taken so much of his territory. That territory reached from the Wadi of Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River.
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Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother's name was Nehushta. She was the daughter of Elnathan. She was from Jerusalem.
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People
Kingdom
2 Chronicles 36:9
Jeremiah 37:1
Jeremiah 24:1
Jeremiah 22:24
Parallel theme
1 Chronicles 3:16
Jeremiah 22:28
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Jehoiachin did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
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At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia, marched to Jerusalem. They surrounded it and got ready to attack it.
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Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city. He arrived while his officers were attacking it.
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Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, handed himself over to him. Jehoiachin's mother did the same thing. And so did all of his attendants, nobles and officials. The king of Babylonia took Jehoiachin away as his prisoner. It was in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule.
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Kingdom
Jeremiah 24:1
2 Kings 25:27
2 Chronicles 36:10
Jeremiah 25:1
Ezekiel 17:12
Parallel theme
Jeremiah 52:28
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He removed all of the treasures from the Lord's temple. He also removed all of the treasures from the royal palace. He took away all of the gold articles that Solomon, the king of Israel, had made for the temple. That's what the Lord had announced would happen.
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Nebuchadnezzar took all of the people of Jerusalem to Babylonia as prisoners. That included all of the officers and fighting men. It also included all of the skilled workers. The total number of prisoners was 10,000. Only the poorest people were left in the land.
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Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as his prisoner. He also took the king's mother from Jerusalem to Babylon. And he took Jehoiachin's wives, his officials and the most important men in the land.
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The king also forced the whole army of 7,000 soldiers to go away to Babylonia. Those men were strong and able to go to war. And the king forced 1,000 skilled workers to go to Babylonia.
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Parallel theme
Jeremiah 52:28
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Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king in his place. And he changed Mattaniah's name to Zedekiah.
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People
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Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother's name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah. She was from Libnah.
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Kingdom
2 Kings 23:31
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Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did just as Jehoiakim had done.
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Evil
2 Kings 23:37
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The enemies of Jerusalem and Judah attacked them because the Lord was angry. In the end he threw them out of his land. Zedekiah also refused to remain under the control of Nebuchadnezzar.
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Kingdom
2 Chronicles 36:13
Summary of 2 Kings 24
This chapter describes the rapid collapse of Judah under Babylonian pressure and the first major deportations of the people of Jerusalem.
The chapter begins during the reign of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, invades Judah, and Jehoiakim becomes his servant for three years. He eventually rebels against Babylon.
In response, various enemy forces attack Judah. The biblical writer explains that these events are connected to God's judgment on Judah because of its long history of rebellion, particularly the sins and bloodshed associated with Manasseh.
After Jehoiakim dies, his son Jehoiachin becomes king. His reign lasts only three months.
Nebuchadnezzar's army surrounds Jerusalem. The Babylonian king eventually arrives personally, and Jehoiachin surrenders.
The consequences are severe.
Nebuchadnezzar takes the treasures from the temple and royal palace, including valuable objects that had been associated with Solomon's temple. He also removes a large portion of Jerusalem's population.
Among those deported are:
- The king and royal family
- Government officials
- Soldiers
- Craftsmen
- Skilled workers
- Other influential people
The poorest people are left in Judah.
Jehoiachin is taken to Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar appoints his uncle Mattaniah, changing his name to Zedekiah, as the new king.
Zedekiah rules for eleven years. However, he also does evil in the eyes of the Lord and eventually rebels against Babylon.
That rebellion is the final step toward the catastrophe described in 2 Kings Chapter 25.
The chapter begins during the reign of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, invades Judah, and Jehoiakim becomes his servant for three years. He eventually rebels against Babylon.
In response, various enemy forces attack Judah. The biblical writer explains that these events are connected to God's judgment on Judah because of its long history of rebellion, particularly the sins and bloodshed associated with Manasseh.
After Jehoiakim dies, his son Jehoiachin becomes king. His reign lasts only three months.
Nebuchadnezzar's army surrounds Jerusalem. The Babylonian king eventually arrives personally, and Jehoiachin surrenders.
The consequences are severe.
Nebuchadnezzar takes the treasures from the temple and royal palace, including valuable objects that had been associated with Solomon's temple. He also removes a large portion of Jerusalem's population.
Among those deported are:
- The king and royal family
- Government officials
- Soldiers
- Craftsmen
- Skilled workers
- Other influential people
The poorest people are left in Judah.
Jehoiachin is taken to Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar appoints his uncle Mattaniah, changing his name to Zedekiah, as the new king.
Zedekiah rules for eleven years. However, he also does evil in the eyes of the Lord and eventually rebels against Babylon.
That rebellion is the final step toward the catastrophe described in 2 Kings Chapter 25.