Lexham English Bible

2 Kings 24:8-13 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem.

9. He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father had done.

10. At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under the siege.

11. Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city while his servants were besieging it.

12. Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his court officials. The king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

13. Then he took from there all of the treasures of the temple of Yahweh and the treasures of the palace of the king. He cut up all of the vessels of gold which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had foretold.