⁸ Y’hoyakhin was eighteen years old when he began his reign, and he ruled in Yerushalayim for three months. His mother’s name was N’chushta the daughter of Elnatan, from Yerushalayim. ⁹ He did what was evil from Adonai’s perspective, following the example of everything his father had done.

¹⁰ It was then that the officers of N’vukhadnetzar king of Bavel marched on Yerushalayim and laid siege to the city.