2Ki 24:8-15 | NASB2020 | STEP | Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king , and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem ; and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem .

2 Kings 24:8-15

8 ^aJehoiachin was ^beighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, ^cin accordance with all that his father had done.

Deportation to Babylon

10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. 12 Then ^dJehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And ^ethe king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign. 13 ^fHe also brought out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and he ^gsmashed all the articles of gold ^hthat Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, just as the Lord had said. 14 Then ⁱhe led into exile all the people of Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the valiant warriors, ^jten thousand exiles, and ^kall the craftsmen and the smiths. None were left ^lexcept the poorest people of the land.

15 So ^mhe led Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother, the king’s wives, and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.