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In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. <a href="/esv/2_kings/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign <a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jehoiachin 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. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jehoiachin 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. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his commanders and his officials. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/amp/2_kings/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his [palace] officials. So the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his [own] reign. <a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/asv/2_kings/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule in Babylonia. <a href="/erv/2_kings/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> King Jehoiakin of Judah, his mother, officials, generals, and eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. In the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon captured Jehoiakin. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> and King Jehoiachin, along with his mother, his sons, his officers, and the palace officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign he took Jehoiachin prisoner <a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> King Jehoiachin of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon (as did his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers) during the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/net/2_kings/24.htm">NET Bible</a> King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his officers, and his officers. And the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_kings/24.htm">World English Bible</a> and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon—he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers; and the king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his reign. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jehoiachin king of Judah goes out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his eunuchs, and the king of Babylon takes him in the eighth year of his reign, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehoiachin king of Judah goeth out unto the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his eunuchs, and the king of Babylon taketh him in the eighth year of his reign, <a href="/slt/2_kings/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehoiachin king of Judah will go forth upon the king of Babel, he and his mother, and his servants, and his chiefs, and his eunuchs: and the king of Babel will take him in the eighth year to his reigning.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Joachin king of Juda went out to the king of Babylon, he end his mother, and his servants, and his nobles, and his eunuchs: and the king of Babylon received him in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his leaders, and his eunuchs. And the king of Babylon received him, in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Jehoiachin, king of Judah, together with his mother, his ministers, officers, and functionaries, surrendered to the king of Babylon, who, in the eighth year of his reign, took him captive. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> King Jehoiachin of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself, his mother, his servants, his officers, and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 eunuchs; and the king of Babylon took him with him in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yuyaqin King of Yehuda went out to the King of Babel, he and his mother, and his Servants, and his Princes, and his Eunuchs, and the King of Babel took him with him in the eighth year of his kingdom.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_kings/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joachim king of Juda came forth to the king of Babylon, he and his servants, and his mother, and his princes, and his eunuchs; and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8490" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Exiles to Babylon</a> …11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. 12<a href="/hebrew/3078.htm" title="3078: yə·hō·w·yā·ḵîn (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD appoints, a king of Judah. From Yhovah and kuwn; Jehovah will establish; Jehojakin, a Jewish king.">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: wə·’im·mōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">his mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">his servants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: wə·śā·rāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">his commanders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: wə·sā·rî·sāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">and his officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">all surrendered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·neh (Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">So in the eighth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: lə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">of his reign,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took him captive.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 13As 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28-30</a> These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a> In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a> After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a> This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.) <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a> In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a> “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5-7</a> But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-27</a> “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ... <a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a> and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a> Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a> But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. <a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Jeremiah 27:20</a> which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a> ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a> And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.<a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a> The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.<a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1,2</a> Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; … officers.<a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27</a> And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;<a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28,31</a> This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: … eigth year.<a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1</a> The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;<a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28</a> This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-19.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-5.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/romans/6-19.htm">Surrendered</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-11.htm">Unsexed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-12.htm">Eighth</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/luke/23-25.htm">Surrendered</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Unsexed</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 24</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, </a> 2. <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">procures his own ruin.</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Jehoiachin succeeds him.</a> 7. <a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoiachin's evil reign.</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His reign occurred during a tumultuous time when the Babylonian Empire was expanding its influence. Jehoiachin's lineage is significant as he was a descendant of King David, and his name appears in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a>, highlighting the continuation of the Davidic line despite the exile.his mother Jehoiachin's mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. The mention of the queen mother underscores her influential role in the royal court, a common practice in the ancient Near East. Her presence in the narrative emphasizes the complete submission of the royal family to Babylonian authority.his servants, his commanders, and his officials This phrase indicates the comprehensive surrender of the entire leadership structure of Judah. The inclusion of servants, commanders, and officials suggests a total capitulation, reflecting the dire situation in Jerusalem. This surrender was a strategic move to avoid further destruction and bloodshed, as Babylon had already besieged the city.all surrendered to the king of Babylon The act of surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, marked a significant moment in Judah's history. It signified the end of Judah's independence and the beginning of the Babylonian exile. This event fulfilled the prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah, who had foretold the consequences of Judah's disobedience to God.So in the eighth year of his reign This refers to the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, which corresponds to 597 BC. This chronological detail helps to place the event within the broader historical context of the Babylonian Empire's dominance in the ancient Near East.the king of Babylon took him captive Jehoiachin's captivity marked the second deportation of Jews to Babylon, following the initial one in 605 BC. This event is significant in biblical history as it led to the exile of many skilled workers and leaders, including the prophet Ezekiel. The captivity of Jehoiachin also fulfilled Jeremiah's prophecy that none of his descendants would prosper on the throne of David in Judah (<a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Jeremiah 22:30</a>). Despite this, Jehoiachin's eventual release from prison in Babylon (<a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a>) symbolizes hope and the preservation of the Davidic line, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin.htm">Jehoiachin</a> The king of Judah who reigned for a short period before surrendering to Babylon. His reign marked a significant point in Judah's history as it led to the Babylonian captivity. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_babylon.htm">King of Babylon</a> Refers to Nebuchadnezzar II, the powerful ruler of Babylon who expanded his empire and was instrumental in the conquest of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced judgment and exile due to its persistent disobedience to God. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin's_mother,_servants,_officials,_and_eunuchs.htm">Jehoiachin's Mother, Servants, Officials, and Eunuchs</a> These individuals represent the royal household and administration of Judah, all of whom were taken into captivity, signifying the complete subjugation of the kingdom. 5. <a href="/topical/e/eighth_year_of_the_reign_of_the_king_of_babylon.htm">Eighth Year of the Reign of the King of Babylon</a> This time marker situates the event within the broader historical context of Nebuchadnezzar's reign and the Babylonian Empire's expansion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Jehoiachin's surrender and captivity serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. Persistent disobedience leads to judgment and loss. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_history.htm">The Sovereignty of God in History</a> Despite the political and military might of Babylon, the events unfold according to God's sovereign plan. Believers can trust that God is in control, even in times of national or personal crisis. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Judah's failure to repent resulted in exile. This underscores the importance of genuine repentance and turning back to God to avoid spiritual and physical captivity. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> While the captivity was a time of judgment, it also set the stage for eventual restoration. Believers can find hope in God's promises of redemption and restoration, even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 24</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_jehoiachin_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Jehoiachin in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_17_12-15_conflict_with_2_kings.htm">Does Ezekiel 17:12–15’s account of Zedekiah’s rebellion against Babylon conflict with the historical timeline recorded in 2 Kings 24–25? </a> <a href="/q/is_jesus'_lineage_affected_by_jeconiah.htm">Does Jeconiah's curse affect the lineage of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_judah_resistance_in_daniel_1.htm">Why doesn't Daniel 1 mention any resistance from Judah's religious authorities against the Babylonian cultural assimilation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) And Jehoiaehin the king of Judah went out . . .--Despairing of the defence, he threw himself upon the clemency of Nebuchadnezzar. The queen-mother (<a href="/jeremiah/22-2.htm" title="And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sit on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates:">Jeremiah 22:2</a>) and all his grandees and courtiers accompanied the king, who probably hoped to be allowed to keep his throne as a vassal of Babylon.Took him--i.e., as a prisoner.In the eighth year of his (i.e., Nebuchadnezzar's) reign.--This exactly tallies with the data of <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm" title="The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;">Jeremiah 25:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm" title="Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.">Jeremiah 46:2</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - And Jehoiachin the King of Judah went out to the King of Babylon (for the use of the expression, "went out to," in this sense of making a surrender, see <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">1 Samuel 11:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17</a>, etc.), he, and his mother (see the comment on ver. 8), and his servants, and his princes, and his officers - rather, his eunuchs (see the comment on 2 Kings 20:18) and the King of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. Nebuchadnezzar succeeded his father, Nabopelassar, in B.C. 605; but his first year was not complete till late in B.C. 604. His "eighth year" was thus B.C. 597. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Jehoiachin יְהוֹיָכִ֤ין (yə·hō·w·yā·ḵîn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3078.htm">Strong's 3078: </a> Jehoiachin -- 'the LORD appoints', a king of Judah king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah, יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites his mother, וְאִמּ֔וֹ (wə·’im·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) his servants, וַעֲבָדָ֖יו (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant his commanders, וְשָׂרָ֣יו (wə·śā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and his officials וְסָֽרִיסָ֑יו (wə·sā·rî·sāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> A eunuch, valet, a minister of state [all] surrendered וַיֵּצֵ֞א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Babylon. בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city So in the eighth שְׁמֹנֶ֖ה (šə·mō·neh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> A cardinal number, eight, eighth year בִּשְׁנַ֥ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of [Jehoiachin's] reign, לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃ (lə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city took him captive. וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>