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1. The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him king in Jerusalem in his father's place.
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1. Then the people H5971 of the land H776 took H3947 H853 Jehoahaz H3059 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 , and made him king H4427 in his father's stead H8478 H1 in Jerusalem H3389 .
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2. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for three months.
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2. Jehoahaz H3059 was twenty H6242 and three H7969 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and he reigned H4427 three H7969 months H2320 in Jerusalem H3389 .
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3. Then King Neco of Egypt removed Jehoahaz from being king in Jerusalem. Neco made the people of Judah pay about seventy-five hundred pounds of silver and about seventy-five pounds of gold.
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3. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 put him down H5493 at Jerusalem H3389 , and condemned H6064 H853 the land H776 in a hundred H3967 talents H3603 of silver H3701 and a talent H3603 of gold H2091 .
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4. The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim the king of Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took his brother Jehoahaz to Egypt.
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4. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 made H853 Eliakim H471 his brother H251 king H4427 over H5921 Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 , and turned H5437 H853 his name H8034 to Jehoiakim H3079 . And Necho H5224 took H3947 Jehoahaz H3059 his brother H251 , and carried H935 him to Egypt H4714 .
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5. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. He did what the Lord his God said was wrong.
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5. Jehoiakim H3079 was twenty H6242 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and he reigned H4427 eleven H259 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 : and he did H6213 that which was evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 .
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6. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Judah, captured Jehoiakim, put bronze chains on him, and took him to Babylon.
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6. Against H5921 him came up H5927 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and bound H631 him in fetters H5178 , to carry H1980 him to Babylon H894 .
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7. Nebuchadnezzar removed some of the things from the Temple of the Lord, took them to Babylon, and put them in his own palace.
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7. Nebuchadnezzar H5019 also carried H935 of the vessels H4480 H3627 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 to Babylon H894 , and put H5414 them in his temple H1964 at Babylon H894 .
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8. The other things Jehoiakim did as king, the hateful things he did, and everything he was guilty of doing, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiakim's son Jehoiachin became king in his place.
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8. Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Jehoiakim H3079 , and his abominations H8441 which H834 he did H6213 , and that which was found H4672 in H5921 him, behold H2009 , they are written H3789 in H5921 the book H5612 of the kings H4428 of Israel H3478 and Judah H3063 : and Jehoiachin H3078 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
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9. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what the Lord said was wrong.
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9. Jehoiachin H3078 was eight H8083 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and he reigned H4427 three H7969 months H2320 and ten H6235 days H3117 in Jerusalem H3389 : and he did H6213 that which was evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 .
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10. In the spring King Nebuchadnezzar sent for Jehoiachin and brought him and some valuable treasures from the Temple of the Lord to Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Zedekiah the king of Judah and Jerusalem.
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10. And when the year H8141 was expired H8666 , king H4428 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 sent H7971 , and brought H935 him to Babylon H894 , with H5973 the goodly H2532 vessels H3627 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and made H4427 H853 Zedekiah H6667 his brother H251 king over H5921 Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 .
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11. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
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11. Zedekiah H6667 was one H259 and twenty H6242 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and reigned H4427 eleven H259 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 .
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12. Zedekiah did what the Lord his God said was wrong. The prophet Jeremiah spoke messages from the Lord, but Zedekiah did not obey.
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12. And he did H6213 that which was evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 , and humbled not himself H3665 H3808 before H4480 H6440 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 speaking from the mouth H4480 H6310 of the LORD H3068 .
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13. Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to swear in God's name to be loyal to him. But Zedekiah became stubborn and refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel.
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13. And he also H1571 rebelled H4775 against king H4428 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 , who H834 had made him swear H7650 by God H430 : but he stiffened H7185 H853 his neck H6203 , and hardened H553 H853 his heart H3824 from turning H4480 H7725 unto H413 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 .
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14. Also, all the leaders of the priests and the people of Judah became more wicked, following the evil example of the other nations. The Lord had made the Temple in Jerusalem holy, but the leaders made it unholy.
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14. Moreover H1571 all H3605 the chief H8269 of the priests H3548 , and the people H5971 , transgressed very much H7235 H4603 H4604 after all H3605 the abominations H8441 of the heathen H1471 ; and polluted H2930 H853 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 which H834 he had hallowed H6942 in Jerusalem H3389 .
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15. The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent prophets again and again to warn his people, because he had pity on them and on his Temple.
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15. And the LORD H3068 God H430 of their fathers H1 sent H7971 to H5921 them by H3027 his messengers H4397 , rising up quickly H7925 , and sending H7971 ; because H3588 he had compassion H2550 on H5921 his people H5971 , and on H5921 his dwelling place H4583 :
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16. But they made fun of God's prophets and hated God's messages. They refused to listen to the prophets until, finally, the Lord became so angry with his people that he could not be stopped.
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16. But they mocked H1961 H3931 the messengers H4397 of God H430 , and despised H959 his words H1697 , and misused H8591 his prophets H5030 , until H5704 the wrath H2534 of the LORD H3068 arose H5927 against his people H5971 , till H5704 there was no H369 remedy H4832 .
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17. So God brought the king of Babylon to attack them. The king killed the young men even when they were in the Temple. He had no mercy on the young men or women, the old men or those who were sick. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar.
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17. Therefore he brought H5927 upon H5921 them H853 the king H4428 of the Chaldees H3778 , who slew H2026 their young men H970 with the sword H2719 in the house H1004 of their sanctuary H4720 , and had no compassion H2550 H3808 upon H5921 young man H970 or maiden H1330 , old man H2205 , or him that stooped for age H3486 : he gave H5414 them all H3605 into his hand H3027 .
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18. Nebuchadnezzar carried away to Babylon all the things from the Temple of God, both large and small, and all the treasures from the Temple of the Lord and from the king and his officers.
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18. And all H3605 the vessels H3627 of the house H1004 of God H430 , great H1419 and small H6996 , and the treasures H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and the treasures H214 of the king H4428 , and of his princes H8269 ; all H3605 these he brought H935 to Babylon H894 .
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19. Nebuchadnezzar and his army set fire to God's Temple and broke down Jerusalem's wall and burned all the palaces. They took or destroyed every valuable thing in Jerusalem.
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19. And they burnt H8313 H853 the house H1004 of God H430 , and broke down H5422 H853 the wall H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 , and burnt H8313 all H3605 the palaces H759 thereof with fire H784 , and destroyed H7843 all H3605 the goodly H4261 vessels H3627 thereof.
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20. Nebuchadnezzar took captive to Babylon the people who were left alive, and he forced them to be slaves for him and his descendants. They remained there as slaves until the Persian kingdom defeated Babylon.
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20. And them that had escaped H7611 from H4480 the sword H2719 carried he away H1540 to H413 Babylon H894 ; where they were H1961 servants H5650 to him and his sons H1121 until H5704 the reign H4427 of the kingdom H4438 of Persia H6539 :
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21. And so what the Lord had told Israel through the prophet Jeremiah happened: The country was an empty wasteland for seventy years to make up for the years of Sabbath restn that the people had not kept.
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21. To fulfill H4390 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 by the mouth H6310 of Jeremiah H3414 , until H5704 the land H776 had enjoyed H7521 H853 her sabbaths H7676 : for as long as H3605 H3117 she lay desolate H8074 she kept sabbath H7673 , to fulfill H4390 threescore and ten H7657 years H8141 .
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22. In the first year Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord had Cyrus send an announcement to his whole kingdom. This happened so the Lord's message spoken by Jeremiah would come true. He wrote:
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22. Now in the first H259 year H8141 of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , that the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 spoken by the mouth H6310 of Jeremiah H3414 might be accomplished H3615 , the LORD H3068 stirred up H5782 H853 the spirit H7307 of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , that he made a proclamation H5674 H6963 throughout all H3605 his kingdom H4438 , and put it also H1571 in writing H4385 , saying H559 ,
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23. This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has appointed me to build a Temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Now may the Lord your God be with all of you who are his people. You are free to go to Jerusalem.
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23. Thus H3541 saith H559 Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , All H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776 hath the LORD H3068 God H430 of heaven H8064 given H5414 me ; and he H1931 hath charged H6485 H5921 me to build H1129 him a house H1004 in Jerusalem H3389 , which H834 is in Judah H3063 . Who H4310 is there among you of all H4480 H3605 his people H5971 ? The LORD H3068 his God H430 be with H5973 him , and let him go up H5927 .
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