Context 4and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not forgive. 5Now 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? Jehoiachin Reigns 6So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place. 7The king of Egypt did not come out of his land again, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates. 8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. Deportation to Babylon 10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. 12Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. 13He carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the kings house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, just as the LORD had said. 14Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. 15So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the kings mother and the kings wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16All the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon. Zedekiah Made King 17Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20For through the anger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. Parallel Verses American Standard Versionand also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon. Douay-Rheims Bible And for the innocent blood that he shed, filling Jerusalem with innocent blood: and therefore the Lord would not be appeased. Darby Bible Translation and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah would not pardon. English Revised Version and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and the LORD would not pardon. Webster's Bible Translation And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon. World English Bible and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Yahweh would not pardon. Young's Literal Translation and also the innocent blood that he hath shed, and he filleth Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah was not willing to forgive. Library The Iranian ConquestDrawn by Boudier, from the engraving in Coste and Flandin. The vignette, drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a statuette in terra-cotta, found in Southern Russia, represents a young Scythian. The Iranian religions--Cyrus in Lydia and at Babylon: Cambyses in Egypt --Darius and the organisation of the empire. The Median empire is the least known of all those which held sway for a time over the destinies of a portion of Western Asia. The reason of this is not to be ascribed to the shortness of its duration: … G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9 Extracts No. vi. Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire from 745 to 722 B. C. Whether Vengeance Should be Taken on those who have Sinned Involuntarily? Covenanting a Privilege of Believers. The Greater Prophets. Approaching Doom Kings Links 2 Kings 24:4 NIV • 2 Kings 24:4 NLT • 2 Kings 24:4 ESV • 2 Kings 24:4 NASB • 2 Kings 24:4 KJV • 2 Kings 24:4 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 24:4 Parallel • Bible Hub |