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Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin
wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in
the sight of
the LORD.
Moreover,
Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to
the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in
the sight of
the LORD.
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he
sinned, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Judah?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Manasseh, along with all his accomplishments and
the sin that he committed, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Judah?
And
Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in
the garden of his own house, in
the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his
stead.
And
Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden,
the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.
And he did that which was evil in
the sight of
the LORD, as his father
Manasseh did.
And he did evil in
the sight of
the LORD, as his father
Manasseh had done.
And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.
And he
forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in
the way of
the LORD.
He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
And
the servants of Amon
conspired against him, and
slew the king in his own house.
Then the servants of Amon
conspired against him and killed
the king in his palace.
And
the people of
the land
slew all
them that had
conspired against king Amon; and
the people of
the land made
Josiah his son king in his
stead.
But
the people of
the land killed all those who had
conspired against King Amon, and
they made his son
Josiah king in his place.
Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And he was buried in his tomb in
the garden of Uzza, and his son
Josiah reigned in his place.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah,
the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
And it came to pass in
the eighteenth year of king
Josiah, that
the king sent Shaphan
the son of Azaliah,
the son of Meshullam,
the scribe, to
the house of
the LORD, saying,
Now in
the eighteenth year of his reign, King
Josiah sent
the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah,
the son of Meshullam, to
the house of
the LORD, saying,
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to
buy timber and
hewn stone to repair
the house.
to
the carpenters, builders, and masons—to
buy timber and dressed stone to repair
the temple.
Howbeit there was no
reckoning made with
them of
the money that was delivered into
their hand, because
they dealt faithfully.
But
they need not account for
the money put into
their hands, since
they work with
integrity.”
And Hilkiah
the high priest said unto Shaphan
the scribe, I have found
the book of
the law in
the house of
the LORD. And Hilkiah gave
the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
Then Hilkiah
the high priest said to Shaphan
the scribe, “I have found
the Book of
the Law in
the house of
the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
And Shaphan
the scribe came to
the king, and brought
the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered
the money that was found in
the house, and have delivered it into
the hand of
them that do
the work, that have
the oversight of
the house of
the LORD.
And Shaphan
the scribe went to
the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out
the money that was found in
the temple and have put it into
the hands of
the workers and supervisors of
the house of
the LORD.”
And Shaphan
the scribe shewed
the king, saying, Hilkiah
the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before
the king.
Moreover, Shaphan
the scribe told
the king, “Hilkiah
the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in
the presence of
the king.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
When
the king heard
the words of
the Book of
the Law, he
tore his clothes
And
the king commanded Hilkiah
the priest, and
Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor
the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan
the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of
the king’s, saying,
and commanded Hilkiah
the priest,
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan
the scribe, and Asaiah
the servant of
the king:
Go ye,
enquire of
the LORD for me, and for
the people, and for all Judah, concerning
the words of this book that is found: for great is
the wrath of
the LORD that is
kindled against us, because our fathers have not
hearkened unto
the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
So Hilkiah
the priest, and
Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah
the prophetess,
the wife of Shallum
the son of Tikvah,
the son of Harhas, keeper of
the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in
the college;) and
they communed with her.
So Hilkiah
the priest,
Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah
the prophetess,
the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah,
the son of Harhas,
the keeper of
the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in
the Second District.
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
that this is what
the LORD says: I am about to bring
calamity on this place and on its people, according to all
the words of
the book that
the king of Judah has read,
Because
they have
forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that
they might
provoke me to anger with all
the works of
their hands;
therefore my wrath shall be
kindled against this place, and shall not be
quenched.
because
they have
forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that
they might
provoke Me to anger with all
the works of
their hands. My wrath will be
kindled against this place and will not be
quenched.’
But to
the king of Judah which sent you to
enquire of
the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith
the LORD God of Israel, As touching
the words which thou hast heard;
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled
thyself before
the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against
the inhabitants
thereof, that
they should become a
desolation and a
curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and
wept before me; I also have heard
thee, saith
the LORD.
because your heart was tender and you humbled
yourself before
the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that
they would become a
desolation and a
curse, and because you have
torn your clothes and
wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares
the LORD.
Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
‘
Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all
the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So
they brought her answer back to
the king.
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
And
the king stood by a
pillar, and made a covenant before
the LORD, to walk after
the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his
testimonies and his statutes with all
their heart and all
their soul, to perform
the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all
the people stood to
the covenant.
So
the king stood by
the pillar and made a covenant before
the LORD to follow
the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out
the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all
the people entered into
the covenant.
And
the king commanded Hilkiah
the high priest, and
the priests of
the second order, and
the keepers of
the door, to bring forth out of
the temple of
the LORD all
the vessels that were made for
Baal, and for
the grove, and for all
the host of heaven: and he burned
them without Jerusalem in
the fields of Kidron, and carried
the ashes of
them unto
Bethel.
Then the king commanded Hilkiah
the high priest,
the priests second in rank, and
the doorkeepers to remove from
the temple of
the LORD all
the articles made for
Baal, Asherah, and all
the host of heaven. And he burned
them outside Jerusalem in
the fields of Kidron and carried
their ashes to
Bethel.
And he put down
the idolatrous priests, whom
the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in
the high places in
the cities of Judah, and in
the places round about Jerusalem;
them also that burned incense unto
Baal, to
the sun, and to
the moon, and to
the planets, and to all
the host of heaven.
Josiah also did away with
the idolatrous priests ordained by
the kings of Judah to burn incense on
the high places of
the cities of Judah and in
the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to
Baal, to
the sun and moon, to
the constellations, and to all
the host of heaven.
And he brought out
the grove from
the house of
the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto
the brook Kidron, and burned it at
the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast
the powder
thereof upon
the graves of
the children of
the people.
He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.
And he
brake down
the houses of
the sodomites, that were by
the house of
the LORD, where
the women
wove hangings for
the grove.
He also
tore down
the quarters of
the male
shrine prostitutes that were in
the house of
the LORD, where
the women had
woven tapestries for Asherah.
And he brought all
the priests out of
the cities of Judah, and
defiled the high places where
the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-
sheba, and
brake down
the high places of
the gates that were in
the entering in of
the gate of Joshua
the governor of
the city, which were on a man’s left hand at
the gate of
the city.
Then Josiah brought all
the priests from
the cities of Judah and
desecrated the high places, from Geba to
Beersheba, where
the priests had burned incense. He
tore down
the high places of
the gates at
the entrance of
the gate of Joshua
the governor of
the city, which was to
the left of
the city gate.
Nevertheless
the priests of
the high places came not up to
the altar of
the LORD in Jerusalem, but
they did eat of
the unleavened bread among
their brethren.
Although
the priests of
the high places did not come up to
the altar of
the LORD in Jerusalem,
they ate unleavened bread with
their fellow priests.
And he
defiled Topheth, which is in
the valley of
the children of
Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through
the fire to
Molech.
He also
desecrated Topheth in
the Valley of Ben-
hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in
the fire to
Molech.
And he took away
the horses that
the kings of Judah had given to
the sun, at
the entering in of
the house of
the LORD, by
the chamber of
Nathan-melech
the chamberlain, which was in
the suburbs, and burned
the chariots of
the sun with fire.
And he removed from
the entrance to
the house of
the LORD
the horses that
the kings of Judah had dedicated to
the sun.
They were in
the court near
the chamber of an official named
Nathan-melech. And
Josiah burned up
the chariots of
the sun.
And
the altars that were on
the top of
the upper chamber of
Ahaz, which
the kings of Judah had made, and
the altars which
Manasseh had made in
the two courts of
the house of
the LORD, did
the king beat down, and
brake them down from
thence, and cast
the dust of
them into
the brook Kidron.
He pulled down
the altars that
the kings of Judah had set up on
the roof near
the upper chamber of
Ahaz, and
the altars that
Manasseh had set up in
the two courtyards of
the house of
the LORD.
The king
pulverized them there and threw
their dust into
the Kidron Valley.
And
the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on
the right hand of
the mount of corruption, which Solomon
the king of Israel had builded for
Ashtoreth the abomination of
the Zidonians, and for
Chemosh the abomination of
the Moabites, and for Milcom
the abomination of
the children of
Ammon, did
the king
defile.
And he
brake in pieces
the images, and cut down
the groves, and filled
their places with
the bones of men.
He
smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down
the Asherah poles, and covered
the sites with human bones.
Moreover
the altar that was at
Bethel, and
the high place which
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and
the high place he
brake down, and burned
the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned
the grove.
He even pulled down
the altar at
Bethel,
the high place set up by
Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
Then he burned
the high place, ground it to powder, and burned
the Asherah pole.
And as
Josiah turned himself, he
spied the sepulchres that were
there in
the mount, and sent, and took
the bones out of
the sepulchres, and burned
them upon
the altar, and
polluted it, according to
the word of
the LORD which
the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed
these words.
And as
Josiah turned, he saw
the tombs
there on
the hillside, and he sent someone to take
the bones out of
the tombs, and he burned
them on
the altar to
defile it, according to
the word of
the LORD proclaimed by
the man of God who had
foretold these things.
Then he said, What title is that that I see? And
the men of
the city told him, It is
the sepulchre of
the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed
these things that thou hast done against
the altar of
Bethel.
Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And
the men of
the city replied, “It is
the tomb of
the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced
these things that you have done to
the altar of
Bethel.”
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
“Let him rest,” said
Josiah. “Do not let
anyone disturb his bones.” So
they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of
the prophet who had come from Samaria.
And all
the houses also of
the high places that were in
the cities of Samaria, which
the kings of Israel had made to
provoke the LORD to anger,
Josiah took away, and did to
them according to all
the acts that he had done in
Bethel.
Just as
Josiah had done at
Bethel, so also in
the cities of Samaria he removed all
the shrines of
the high places set up by
the kings of Israel who had
provoked the LORD to anger.
And he
slew all
the priests of
the high places that were
there upon
the altars, and burned men’s bones upon
them, and returned to Jerusalem.
On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
And
the king commanded all
the people, saying, Keep
the passover unto
the LORD your God, as it is written in
the book of this covenant.
The king commanded all
the people, “Keep
the Passover of
the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of
the Covenant.”
Surely
there was not
holden such a
passover from
the days of
the judges that judged Israel, nor in all
the days of
the kings of Israel, nor of
the kings of Judah;
No such
Passover had been observed from
the days of
the judges who had governed Israel through all
the days of
the kings of Israel and Judah.
Moreover
the workers with familiar spirits, and
the wizards, and
the images, and
the idols, and all
the abominations that were
spied in
the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did
Josiah put away, that he might perform
the words of
the law which were written in
the book that Hilkiah
the priest found in
the house of
the LORD.
Furthermore,
Josiah removed
the mediums and spiritists,
the household gods and idols, and all
the abominations that were seen in
the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out
the words of
the law written in
the book that Hilkiah
the priest had found in
the house of
the LORD.
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Neither before nor after
Josiah was
there any king like him, who turned to
the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all
the Law of Moses.
Notwithstanding
the LORD turned not from
the fierceness of his great wrath,
wherewith his anger was
kindled against Judah, because of all
the provocations that
Manasseh had
provoked him
withal.
Nevertheless,
the LORD did not turn away from
the fury of His burning anger, which was
kindled against Judah because of all that
Manasseh had done to
provoke Him to anger.
And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
For
the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will
reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and
the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be
there.’”
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Josiah, and all that he did, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Judah?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Josiah, along with all his accomplishments, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Judah?
In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against
the king of Assyria to
the river Euphrates: and king
Josiah went against him; and he
slew him at
Megiddo, when he had seen him.
At
the end of
Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help
the king of Assyria at
the Euphrates River. King
Josiah went out to
confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at
Megiddo.
From
Megiddo his servants carried his body in a
chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.
Then the people of
the land took
Jehoahaz son of
Josiah,
anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal,
the daughter of Jeremiah of
Libnah.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from
Libnah.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in
the land of
Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put
the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned
Jehoahaz at Riblah in
the land of
Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a
levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim
the son of
Josiah king in
the room of
Josiah his father, and turned his name to
Jehoiakim, and took
Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died
there.
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of
Josiah king in place of his father
Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to
Jehoiakim. But Neco took
Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
And
Jehoiakim gave
the silver and
the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed
the land to give
the money according to
the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted
the silver and
the gold of
the people of
the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.
So
Jehoiakim paid
the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed
the land and exacted
the silver and
the gold from
the people, each according to his wealth.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah,
the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.
In his days
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and
Jehoiakim became his servant three years:
then he turned and rebelled against him.
And
the LORD sent against him bands of
the Chaldees, and bands of
the Syrians, and bands of
the Moabites, and bands of
the children of
Ammon, and sent
them against Judah to destroy it, according to
the word of
the LORD, which he spake by his servants
the prophets.
Surely at
the commandment of
the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove
them out of his sight, for
the sins of
Manasseh, according to all that he did;
Surely this happened to Judah at
the LORD’s command, to remove
them from His presence because of
the sins of
Manasseh and all that he had done,
And also for
the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which
the LORD would not
pardon.
and also for
the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and
the LORD was unwilling to
forgive.
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Judah?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Judah?
And
the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for
the king of Babylon had taken from
the river of Egypt unto
the river Euphrates all that
pertained to
the king of Egypt.
Now
the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because
the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from
the Brook of Egypt to
the Euphrates River.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta,
the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
At that time
the servants of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and
the city was besieged.
At that time
the servants of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and
the city came under siege.
And
Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to
the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and
the king of Babylon took him in
the eighth year of his reign.
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to
the king of Babylon. So in
the eighth year of his reign,
the king of Babylon took him
captive.
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
As
the LORD had declared,
Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all
the treasures from
the house of
the LORD and
the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all
the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in
the temple of
the LORD.
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all
the princes, and all
the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand
captives, and all
the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save
the poorest sort of
the people of
the land.
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all
the commanders and mighty men of
valor, all
the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand
captives in all. Only
the poorest people of
the land remained.
And he carried away
Jehoiachin to Babylon, and
the king’s mother, and
the king’s wives, and his officers, and
the mighty of
the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar carried away
Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as
the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and
the leading men of
the land. He took
them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
And all
the men of might, even seven thousand, and
craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even
them the king of Babylon brought
captive to Babylon.
The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of
valor and a thousand
craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.
And
the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his
stead, and changed his name to
Zedekiah.
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah,
Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to
Zedekiah.
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal,
the daughter of Jeremiah of
Libnah.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from
Libnah.
And he did that which was evil in
the sight of
the LORD, according to all that
Jehoiakim had done.
For through
the anger of
the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast
them out from his presence, that
Zedekiah rebelled against
the king of Babylon.
For because of
the anger of
the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished
them from His presence. And
Zedekiah also rebelled against
the king of Babylon.
And it came to pass in
the ninth year of his reign, in
the tenth month, in
the tenth day of
the month, that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and
they built forts against it round about.
So in
the ninth year of
Zedekiah’s reign, on
the tenth day of
the tenth month,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army.
They encamped outside
the city and built a siege wall all around it.
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
And
the army of
the Chaldees pursued after
the king, and overtook him in
the plains of
Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
but
the army of
the Chaldeans pursued
the king and overtook him in
the plains of
Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.
And
they slew the sons of
Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out
the eyes of
Zedekiah, and bound him with
fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
And
they slaughtered
the sons of
Zedekiah before his eyes.
Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze
shackles, and took him to Babylon.
And in
the fifth month, on
the seventh day of
the month, which is
the nineteenth year of king
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of
the guard, a servant of
the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
On
the seventh day of
the fifth month, in
the nineteenth year of
Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of
the guard, a servant of
the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.
And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
He burned down
the house of
the LORD,
the royal palace, and all
the houses of Jerusalem—every
significant building.
And all
the army of
the Chaldees, that were with
the captain of
the guard,
brake down
the walls of Jerusalem round about.
And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Now
the rest of
the people that were left in
the city, and
the fugitives that fell away to
the king of Babylon, with
the remnant of
the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan
the captain of
the guard carry away.
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
But
the captain of
the guard left of
the poor of
the land to be vinedressers and
husbandmen.
But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
And
the pillars of brass that were in
the house of
the LORD, and
the bases, and
the brasen sea that was in
the house of
the LORD, did
the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried
the brass of
them to Babylon.
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.