2Ki 24:11-15 | NETfull | STEP | King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.

2 Kings 24:11-15

11 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it. 12 King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered ^{▼▼ Heb “came out.”} to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, ^{▼▼ That is, the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, 597 b.c.} took Jehoiachin ^{▼▼ Heb “him”; the referent (Jehoiachin) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} prisoner. 13 Nebuchadnezzar ^{▼▼ Heb “he”; the referent (Nebuchadnezzar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} took from there all the riches in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace. He removed all the gold items which King Solomon of Israel had made for the Lord’s temple, just as the Lord had warned. 14 He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land. 15 He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. ^{▼▼ Heb “and he deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king and the wives of the king and his eunuchs and the mighty of the land he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.”}