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| 5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God. | 5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God. |
| 6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. | 6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. |
| 7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the LORD and put them in his temple there. | 7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the LORD and put them in his temple there. |
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