The Fall of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
Chapter 24
8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9He did what was displeasing to the Lord, just as his father had done. 10At that time, the troops of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched against Jerusalem, and the city…
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