II Kings · Chapter 24 King James Version

II Kings 24:12

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The Scripture

(12) And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jehoiakim of Judah became a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar but later rebelled, bringing raiding bands against Judah as the LORD had warned through His prophets. His son Jehoiachin reigned only briefly before surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, who carried him and much of Jerusalem's population captive to Babylon.

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