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1Jehoiachin was eightyearsold when he becameking, and he reignedthreemonths and tendays in Jerusalem, and he didevil in the sight of the LORD.
Captivity in Babylon Begun
102At the turn of the yearKingNebuchadnezzarsent and brought him to Babylon with the valuablearticles of the house of the LORD, and he made his kinsman3ZedekiahkingoverJudah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah Rules in Judah
114Zedekiah was twenty-one*yearsold when he becameking, and he reignedeleven*years in Jerusalem.
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He didevil in the sight of the LORD his God; 5he did not humble himself 6before*Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD.
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7He alsorebelled against KingNebuchadnezzarwho had made him swear allegiance by God. But 8he stiffened his neck and hardened his heartagainstturning to the LORDGod of Israel.
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Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were veryunfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORDwhich He had sanctified in Jerusalem.