2Ki 23:31-24:20, 1Ch 3:15-17, 2Ch 36:1-8, Jer 2:10-28 | ESV | STEP | Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign , and he reigned three months in Jerusalem . His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah .

31 ^aJehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was ^bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^caccording to all that his fathers had done. 33 And ^dPharaoh Neco put him in bonds at ^eRiblah in the land of ^fHamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms} of silver and a talent of gold. 34 And ^hPharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and ⁱchanged his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, ^jand he came to Egypt and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim ^kgave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah

36 ^lJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^maccording to all that his fathers had done.

2 Kings 24

1 ⁿIn his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the ^oChaldeans and ^pbands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, ^qaccording to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of his sight, ^rfor the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, 4 and also ^sfor the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon. 5 ^tNow the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 6 So Jehoiakim ^uslept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. 7 ^vAnd the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, ^wfor the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt ^xfrom the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

8 ^yJehoiachin was ^zeighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^aaaccording to all that his father had done.

Jerusalem Captured

10 At that time the servants of ^abNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And ^acNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, 12 ^adand Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. ^aeThe king of Babylon took him prisoner ^afin the eighth year of his reign 13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord ^agand the treasures of the king’s house, ^ahand cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, ^aiwhich Solomon king of Israel had made, ^ajas the Lord had foretold. 14 ^akHe carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, ^al10,000 captives, ^amand all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, ^anexcept the poorest people of the land. 15 ^aoAnd he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, ^ap7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. 17 ^aqAnd the king of Babylon ^armade Mattaniah, ^asJehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, ^atand changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

18 ^auZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was ^avHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^awaccording to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence.

^axAnd Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

1 Chronicles 3:15-17

15 The sons of Josiah: ^ayJohanan the firstborn, the second ^azJehoiakim, the third ^baZedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 The descendants of ^bbJehoiakim: ^bcJeconiah his son, ^bdZedekiah his son; 17 and the sons of Jeconiah, the ^becaptive: ^bfShealtiel his son,

2 Chronicles 36:1-8

Judah’s Decline

1 ^bgThe people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and ^bhlaid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms} of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt.

5 ^bjJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 ^bkAgainst him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ^bland bound him in chains ^bmto take him to Babylon. 7 ^bnNebuchadnezzar also carried part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his palace in Babylon. 8 ^boNow the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and the abominations that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

Jeremiah 2:10-28

10 For cross to the coasts of ^bpCyprus and see,
or send to ^bqKedar and examine with care;
see if there has been such a thing.
11 ^brHas a nation changed its gods,
^bseven though they are no gods?
But my people ^bthave changed their glory
for ^buthat which does not profit.
12 Be appalled, ^bvO heavens, at this;
be shocked, be utterly desolate,

declares the Lord,
13 for my people have committed two evils:
^bwthey have forsaken ^bxme,
the fountain of ^byliving waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
broken cisterns that can hold no water.
14 ^bz“Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant?
Why then has he become a prey?
15 ^caThe lions have roared against him;
they have roared loudly.
They have made his land a waste;
his cities are in ruins, ^cbwithout inhabitant.
16 Moreover, the men of ^ccMemphis and ^cdTahpanhes
^cehave shaved ^{▼▼Hebrew grazed} the crown of your head.
17 ^cgHave you not brought this upon yourself
by forsaking the Lord your God,
when ^chhe led you in the way?
18 ^ciAnd now what do you gain by going to Egypt
to drink the waters of ^cjthe Nile?
^ckOr what do you gain by going to Assyria
to drink the waters of ^clthe Euphrates? ^{▼▼Hebrew the River}
19 ^cnYour evil will chastise you,
and ^coyour apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and ^cpbitter
for ^cqyou to forsake the Lord your God;
the fear of me is not in you,

declares the Lord God of hosts.
20 “For long ago I ^crbroke your yoke
and burst your bonds;
but you said, ^cs‘I will not serve.’
Yes, ^cton every high hill
and under every green tree
you bowed down ^culike a whore.
21 ^cvYet I planted you a choice vine,
wholly of pure seed.
^cwHow then have you turned degenerate
and become a wild vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
^cxthe stain of your guilt is still before me,

declares the Lord God.
23 ^cyHow can you say, ‘I am not unclean,
I have not gone after the Baals’?
Look at your way ^czin the valley;
know what you have done—
a restless young camel running here and there,
24 ^daa wild donkey used to the wilderness,
in her heat sniffing the wind!
Who can restrain her lust?
None who seek her need weary themselves;
in her month they will find her.
25 Keep ^dbyour feet from going unshod
and ^dcyour throat from thirst.
But you said, ‘It is hopeless,
^ddfor I have loved foreigners,
and after them I will go.’
26 “As a thief is shamed when caught,
so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
^dethey, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets,
27 who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their back to me,
and not their face.
But ^dfin the time of their trouble they say,
‘Arise and save us!’
28 But ^dgwhere are your gods
that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, ^dhif they can save you,
in your time of trouble;
for ^dias many as your cities
are your gods, O Judah.