nsb - 2Kings:23:36-24:7

nsb@2Kings:23:36 @ Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

nsb@2Kings:23:37 @ He did evil in the eyes of Jehovah as his fathers had done.

nsb@2Kings:24:1 @ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded Judah. Jehoiakim king of Judah was forced to serve him for three years. Then he rebelled and fought against him.

nsb@2Kings:24:2 @ Jehovah sent raiding parties of Babylonians, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim to destroy Judah as Jehovah predicted through his servants the prophets.

nsb@2Kings:24:3 @ This happened to Judah because Jehovah commanded it to happen. He wanted to remove the people of Judah from his sight because of Manasseh's sins and everything he had done,

nsb@2Kings:24:4 @ and especially because of all the innocent people he killed. Jehovah would not forgive Manasseh for that.

nsb@2Kings:24:5 @ The rest of the acts of Jehoiakim are written in the Book of the History of the Days of the Kings of Judah.

nsb@2Kings:24:6 @ Jehoiakim slept with his fathers. Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

nsb@2Kings:24:7 @ The king of Egypt did not leave his own country again because the king of Babylon captured all the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River. This territory belonged to the king of Egypt.