4. and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.
5. Everything else Jehoiakim did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah.
6. Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king.
7. King Nebuchadnezzar defeated King Neco of Egypt and took control of his land from the Egyptian Gorge all the way north to the River Euphrates. So Neco never invaded Judah again.
8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only three months from Jerusalem. His mother Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem.
9. Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
10. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king.
11. During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city.