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The rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations which he committed, and the charges that were established against him, you can find written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin ruled as king in his place.

Jehoiachin King of Judah

Jehoiachin was eighteen[a] years old when he became king. He reigned as king for three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

10 In the spring of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and had him brought to Babylon, along with the precious vessels of the House of the Lord. He made his uncle[b] Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:9 Eighteen is the reading of some Hebrew and Greek manuscripts and 2 Kings 24:8. Eight is the reading of most Hebrew manuscripts in this verse.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:10 Literally his brother, that is, his relative. See 2 Kings 24:17, which specifies that Zedekiah is his uncle.