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1Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2Zedekiah had done evil in the LORD's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.

2He did evil in the sight of the LORD like all that Jehoiakim had done.

3Because Jerusalem and Judah had angered the Lord, he cast them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon,

3For 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.

4and in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with all his army. He encamped near it and set up siege works all around it.

4Now it came about in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it and built a siege wall all around it.

5The city was under siege until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah.

5So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

6By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.

6On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

7The wall of the city was broken through, and all the soldiers fled, leaving the city at night through the gate between the two walls next to the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were all around the city. They went in the direction of the Arabah.

7Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled and went forth from the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king's garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah.

8The Chaldean army went after the king, overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his troops were scattered from him.

8But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.

9They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where the king of Babylon passed judgment on him.

9Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

10The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah's sons before his eyes, and he also killed all the Judean officials at Riblah.

10The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

11He blinded Zedekiah and bound him in bronze shackles. Then the king of Babylon took him to Babylon and put him in prison until he died.

11Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.

12In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month—it was the nineteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

12Now on the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who was in the service of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

13He burned the LORD's Temple, the king's house, and all the houses in Jerusalem. He also burned every public building with fire.

13He burned the house of the LORD, the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire.

14All the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

14So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

15Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans.

16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.

17The Chaldeans broke in pieces the bronze pillars that were in the LORD's Temple and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the LORD's Temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

17Now the bronze pillars which belonged to the house of the LORD and the stands and the bronze sea, which were in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried all their bronze to Babylon.

18They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze utensils that were used in the temple service.

18They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.

19The captain of the guard took away the bowls, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the pans, and the bowls for libations, both those made of gold and those made of silver.

19The captain of the guard also took away the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans and the drink offering bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver.

20There was too much bronze to weigh in the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze oxen that were under the sea, and the stands which King Solomon had made for the LORD's Temple.

20The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD-- the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.

21Each of the pillars was twelve cubits high and its circumference twelve cubits. It was hollow and about a handbreadth thick.

21As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow.

22On each pillar was a capital of bronze, and the height of each capital was five cubits. Latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar was like this, including the pomegranates.

22Now a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates.

23There were 96 pomegranates open to view. In all, there were 100 pomegranates all around the latticework.

23There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around.

24The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.

24Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.

25From the city he arrested one of the officers who had been in charge of the troops, seven men from the king's personal advisors who were found in the city, the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and 60 men of the people of the land who were found inside the city.

25He also took from the city one official who was overseer of the men of war, and seven of the king's advisers who were found in the city, and the scribe of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city.

26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard arrested them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

27The king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from the land.

27Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land.

28These are the people Nebuchadnezzar took into exile: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans;

28These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away into exile: in the seventh year 3,023 Jews;

29in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

29in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar 832 persons from Jerusalem;

30in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took 745 people from Judah into exile. All the people taken into exile numbered 4,600.

30in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.

31In the first year of his reign, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, showed favor to King Jehoiachin of Judah by releasing him from prison on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah.

31Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.

32He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him.

32Then he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.

33Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and regularly dined with the king as long as he lived.

33So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and had his meals in the king's presence regularly all the days of his life.

34As for his living expenses, a regular allowance was given him daily by the king of Babylon as long as he lived, until the day of his death.

34For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king of Babylon, a daily portion all the days of his life until the day of his death.

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