2 Chronicles 36:9

Judah's King Jehoiachin

9 Jehoiachin was 18[a] years old when he became king; he reigned three months and 10 days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight.

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 Also Nebuchadnezzar took some of the utensils of the Lord's temple to Babylon and put them in his temple in Babylon.
8 The rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim, the detestable things he did, and what was found against him, are written about in the Book of Israel's Kings. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place.
9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king; he reigned three months and 10 days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight.
10 In the spring Nebuchadnezzar sent [for him] and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable utensils of the Lord's temple. Then he made Jehoiachin's brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king; he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read eight; 2 Kg 24:8
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