2Kings:24:8-17
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Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king ,
and he reigned in Jerusalem three months .
His mother '
s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem .
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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD ,
according to all that his father had done .
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At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem ,
and the city was besieged .
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And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city ,
as his servants were besieging it .
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Then Jehoiachin king of Judah ,
his mother ,
his servants ,
his princes ,
and his officers went out to the king of Babylon ;
and the king of Babylon ,
in the eighth year of his reign ,
took him prisoner .
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And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king '
s house ,
and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD ,
as the LORD had said .
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Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem :
all the captains and all the mighty men of valor ,
ten thousand captives ,
and all the craftsmen and smiths .
None remained except the poorest people of the land .
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And he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon .
The king '
s mother ,
the king '
s wives ,
his officers ,
and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon .
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All the valiant men ,
seven thousand ,
and craftsmen and smiths ,
one thousand ,
all who were strong and fit for war ,
these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon .
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Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah ,
Jehoiachin '
s uncle ,
king in his place ,
and changed his name to Zedekiah .