2 Kings 24:8-9

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

8 ¹Jehoiachin was ²eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, ³according to all that his father had done.

2 Kings 24:8-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 24

This chapter relates the rebellion of Jehoiakim against the king of Babylon, which prepared the way for the ruin of the kingdom of Judah, according to the decree of God, and also the death of Jehoiakim, and the conquest the king of Babylon made of part of the land of the king of Egypt, 2Ki 24:1-7 and the short and wicked reign of Jehoiachin his son, when he and the royal family, with great numbers of the inhabitants of the land, were carried captive to Babylon, 2Ki 24:8-16, and his uncle was made king in his room, 2Ki 24:17-20.

Cross References

• 1. [1 Chronicles 3:16; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 22:24, 28; Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 37:1]
• 2. [2 Chronicles 36:9]
• 3. 2 Kings 23:37