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removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusa-
lem which I have chosen, and the house of which
I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ”
28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all 24:1 Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar II
that he did, are they not written in the book of was the son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon
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the chronicles of the kings of Judah? In his from 626 to 605 B.C.As crown prince, Nebu-
days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the chadnezzar had led his father’s army against
aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Pharaoh Necho and the Egyptians at Car-
Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. chemish on the Euphrates River in northern
And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo Syria (605 B.C.). By defeating the Egyptians,
when he confronted him. Then his servants Babylon was established as the strongest
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moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, nation in the ancient Near East. Egypt and its
brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in vassals, including Judah, became vassals of
Babylon with this victory.Nebuchadnezzar fol-
his own tomb. And the people of the land took lowed up his victory at Carchemish by invad-
Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and ing the land of Judah. Later, in 605 B.C.,
made him king in his father’s place. Nebuchadnezzar took some captives to
31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when Babylon, including Daniel and his friends
he became king, and he reigned three months (Dan. 1:1–3). Toward the end of 605 B.C.,
in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal Nabopolassar died and Nebuchadnezzar suc-
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the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he ceeded him as king of Babylon, 3 years after
did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to Jehoiakim had taken the throne in Judah (Jer.
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all that his fathers had done. Now Pharaoh 25:1).Nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562
Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land B.C. three years. Nebuchadnezzar returned to
of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusa- the west in 604 B.C. and took tribute from all of
lem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of the kings of the west, including Jehoiakim of
one hundred talents of silver and a talent of Judah. Jehoiakim submitted to Babylonian
gold. Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the rule from 604 to 602 B.C. In 602 B.C., Jehoiakim
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son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, rebelled against Babylon, disregarding the
and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And advice of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 27:9–11).
Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and
he died there. with innocent blood, which the LORD would not
35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to pardon.
Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money 5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and
according to the command of Pharaoh; he all that he did, are they not written in the book
exacted the silver and gold from the people of of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So
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the land, from every one according to his assess- Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Je-
ment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. Jehoiakim hoiachin his son reigned in his place.
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was twenty-five years old when he became 7 And the king of Egypt did not come out of
king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had
His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt
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of Pedaiah of Rumah. And he did evil in the from the Brook of Egypt to the River
sight of the LORD, according to all that his Euphrates.
fathers had done. 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
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became his vassal for three years. Then he Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusa-
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turned and rebelled against him. And the LORD lem. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD,
sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, according to all that his father had done.
bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnez-
bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them zar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem,
against Judah to destroy it, according to the and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnez-
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word of the LORD which He had spoken by His zar king of Babylon came against the city, as his
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servants the prophets. Surely at the com- servants were besieging it. Then Jehoiachin
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mandment of the LORD this came upon Judah, king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his
to remove them from His sight because of the princes, and his officers went out to the king of
sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth
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done, and also because of the innocent blood year of his reign, took him prisoner.
that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem 13 And he carried out from there all the
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