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2 Chronicles 36:3-14 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

3. And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and imposed a fine upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

4. And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

5. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God

6. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him with chains of brass to carry him to Babylon.

7. And Nebuchadnezzar carried part of the vessels of the house of Jehovah to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

8. And the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

9. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.

10. And at the turn of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent and had him brought to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of Jehovah; and he made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

11. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

12. And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God he humbled not himself before the prophet Jeremiah speaking from the mouth of Jehovah.

13. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take oath by God and he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from returning to Jehovah the God of Israel.

14. All the chiefs of the priests also, and the people, increased their transgressions, according to all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of Jehovah which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

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