2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin rules

9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king, and he ruled for three months in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes.

2 Chronicles 36:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:9

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)

2 Chronicles 36:9 In-Context

7 Nebuchadnezzar also took some equipment from the LORD's temple to Babylon and placed them in his own temple there.
8 The rest of Jehoiakim's deeds, including his detestable practices and all that was charged against him, are written in the official records of Israel's and Judah's kings. His son Jehoiachin succeeded him as king.
9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king, and he ruled for three months in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes.
10 In the springtime, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him to be brought to Babylon, along with valuable equipment from the LORD's temple. Then he made Zedekiah his uncle the next king of Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. LXX, 2 Kgs 24:8; MT eight
  • [b]. 2 Kgs 24:8; MT adds and ten days.
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