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2 Kings 24 Summary
Judah's Fall to Babylon
Jehoiakim becomes a servant of Nebuchadnezzar but rebels after three years; the Lord sends bands of enemies against Judah to destroy it for the sins of Manasseh and the innocent blood he shed. After Jehoiakim dies, his son Jehoiachin reigns three months then surrenders to Nebuchadnezzar, who carries away all Jerusalem's treasures and ten thousand captives, leaving only the poorest of the people. Nebuchadnezzar appoints Jehoiachin's uncle Zedekiah as king in his place and takes Jehoiachin captive to Babylon.
Key themes
Key verses
2 Kings 24:1-2
“In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.”
2 Kings 24:3
“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;”
2 Kings 24:13-14
“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.”
2 Kings 24:17
“And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.”
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