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2 Chronicles 36:6-21

6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the Lord and put them in his temple there.

8 The other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, the detestable things he did and all that was found against him, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.

9 Jehoiachin King of Judah
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

11 Zedekiah King of Judah
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord.

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God’s name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.

14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

15 The Fall of Jerusalem
The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.

16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.

17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and spared neither young man nor young woman, old man or aged. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar.

18 He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials.

19 They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there.

20 He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.

Cross References for 2 Chronicles 36:6-21

Habakkuk 1:6 - I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:6 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:6

Deuteronomy 28:36 - The Lord will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your father... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:36 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:36

2 Chronicles 33:11 - So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:11 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:11

Jeremiah 25:9 - I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” decl... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9

2 Kings 25:7 - They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with br... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:7 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:7

Jeremiah 22:19 - He will have the burial of a donkey— dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:19

2 Chronicles 25:23 - Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 25:23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 25:23

2 Kings 14:13 - Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 14:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 14:13

Ezekiel 19:9 - With hooks they pulled him into a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him in ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:9

Ezekiel 19:5-9 - “‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and mad... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:5-9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:5-9

2 Kings 24:6 - Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:6

Daniel 1:1-2 - Daniel’s Training in Babylon In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebucha... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:1-2 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:1-2

2 Kings 24:1-2 - During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:1-2 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:1-2

2 Kings 24:13-20 - As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed all the treasures from the temple of the Lord ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:13-20 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:13-20

2 Kings 24:5-6 - As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:5-6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:5-6

Habakkuk 1:5-10 - The Lord’s Answer “Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do s... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:5-10 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:5-10

Habakkuk 1:10 - They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen r... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:10 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:10

Ezekiel 19:1 - A Lament for Israel’s Princes “Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:1

Ezekiel 19:4 - The nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him with hooks to the la... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:4