4. He had killed many innocent people. He had filled Jerusalem with their blood. And the Lord would not forgive these sins.
5. The other things that happened while Jehoiakim was king and all he did are written down. They are in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
6. Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.
7. The king of Egypt did not come out of his land again. This was because of the king of Babylon. He had captured all that belonged to the king of Egypt. He took all the land from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
8. Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He was king three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan. She was from Jerusalem.
9. Jehoiachin did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his father had done.
10. At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
11. Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city while his officers were attacking it.
12. Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon. Jehoiachin’s mother, servants, elders and officers also surrendered. Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin a prisoner. This was in the eighth year Nebuchadnezzar was king.
13. Nebuchadnezzar took all the treasures from the Temple of the Lord. He also removed the treasures from the palace. He took all the gold objects Solomon king of Israel had made for the Temple. This happened as the Lord had said it would.
14. Nebuchadnezzar took away all the people of Jerusalem. This included all the leaders and all the wealthy people. He also took all the craftsmen and metal workers. There were 10,000 prisoners in all. Only the poorest people in the land were left.