2 Kings 24:14-20

14 Nebuchadnezzar carried away as prisoners the people of Jerusalem, all the royal princes, and all the leading men, ten thousand in all. He also deported all the skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, leaving only the poorest of the people behind in Judah.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as a prisoner, together with Jehoiachin's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of Judah. 1
16 Nebuchadnezzar deported all the important men to Babylonia, seven thousand in all, and one thousand skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, all of them able-bodied men fit for military duty.
17 Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah. 2
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from the city of Libnah. 3
19 King Zedekiah sinned against the Lord, just as King Jehoiakim had done.
20 The Lord became so angry with the people of Jerusalem and Judah that he banished them from his sight. 4

Cross References 4

  • 1. 24.15Ezekiel 17.12.
  • 2. 24.17Jeremiah 37.1;Ezekiel 17.13.
  • 3. 24.18Jeremiah 27.1-22; 28.1-17.
  • 4. 24.20Ezekiel 17.15.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.