1 THEN the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
10 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.
11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.
13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.
14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

1Then the people of the land tooke Iehoahaz the son of Iosiah, and made him King in his fathers stead in Ierusalem.

2Iehoahaz was twentie and three yeeres old, when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned three moneths in Ierusalem.

3And the king of Egypt put him downe at Ierusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of siluer, and a talent of gold.

4And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother, king ouer Iudah and Ierusalem, and turned his name to Iehoiakim. And Necho tooke Iehoahaz his brother, and caried him to Egypt.

5 Iehoiakim was twentie and fiue yeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned eleuen yeeres in Ierusalem: and hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord his God.

6Against him came vp Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon, and bound him in fetters to cary him to Babylon.

7Nebuchadnezzar also caried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

8Now the rest of the acts of Iehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel and Iudah: and Iehoiachin his sonne reigned in his stead.

9 Iehoiachin was eight yeeres old when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned three moneths and ten dayes in Ierusalem, and hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord.

10And when the yeere 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 ouer Iudah and Ierusalem.

11 Zedekiah was one and twentie yeres old, when he began to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeeres in Ierusalem.

12And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himselfe before Ieremiah the Prophet, speaking from the mouth of the Lord.

13And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him sweare by God: but he stiffened his necke, and hardened his heart from turning vnto the Lord God of Israel.

14 Moreouer all the chiefe of the priests, and the people transgressed very much, after all the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which hee had hallowed in Ierusalem.

15And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising vp betimes, and sending: because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his wordes, and misused his prophets, vntill the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedie.

17Therefore hee brought vpon them the king of the Caldees, who slew their yong men with the sword, in the house of their sanctuarie, and had no compassion vpon yong man or maiden, olde man, or him that stouped for age: he gaue them all into his hand.

18And all the vessels of the house of God great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes: all these he brought to Babylon.

19And they burnt the house of God, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

20And them that had escaped from the sword, caried he away to Babylon: where they were seruants to him and his sonnes, vntil the reigne of the kingdome of Persia:

21To fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremiah, vntill the land had enioyed her Sabbaths: for as long as shee lay desolate, shee kept Sabbath, to fulfill threescore and tenne yeeres.

22 Now in the first yeere of Cyrus king of Persia (that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Ieremiah, might bee accomplished) the Lord stirred vp the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that hee made a proclamation throughout all his kingdome, and put it also in writing, saying,

23Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdomes of the earth hath the Lord God of heauen giuen mee, and he hath charged me to build him an house in Ierusalem, which is in Iudah: Who is there among you of all his people? the Lord his God be with him, and let him goe vp.

I == 2nd Kings 23:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V == 2nd Kings 23:36-37

 

VI == 2nd Kings 24:1 , 6 ; Jer 22:18-19 36:30 Hab 1:6

 

 

 

 

VII == 2nd Kings 24:13 ; Dan 1:1-2 ; 5::2

 

VIII == 1st Chr 3:16 ; Jer 22:24

IX == 2nd Kings 24:8

 

 

 

 

 

X == 2nd Kings 24:10-17 ; Jer 37:1 ; Dan 1:1-2 ; 5:2

 

 

XI == 2nd Kings 24:18 ; Jer 52:1

 

 

 

 

XIII == 2nd Kings 17:14 ; Jer 52:3 ; Ezek 17:15 , 18

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV == Jer 25:3-4 ; 35:15 ; 44:4

 

 

 

XVI == Jer 5:12-13 ; 32:3 ; 38:6 ; Ps 74:1 ; 79:5 ; Prov 1:25 ; Prov 1:25 , 30 ; Matt 23:34

 

 

 

 

 

XVIII == 2nd Kings 25:13

 

 

XIX == 2nd Kings 25:9 ; Ps 74:6-7 ; 79:1 , 7

 

 

XX == 2nd Kings 25:11 ; Jer 27:7

 

 

XXI == Lev 25:4-5 ; 26:34-35 , 43 ; Jer 25:9 , 11-12 ; 26:6-7 ; 29:10 ; Dan 9:2

XXII == Ezra 1:1 ; Isa 44:28 ; Jer 25:12-13 ; 29:10 ; 33:10-11 , 14

 

 

 

XXIII == Ezra 1:2-3

 

1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem in his father's stead.

2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

4 Then the king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took his brother Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, his God.

6 Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up against him and bound him with chains to take him to Babylon.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried away to Babylon some of the vessels of the house of the LORD and put them in his palace in Babylon.

8 The rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominable things that he did, and what therefore happened to him, can be found written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin succeeded him as king.

9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months (and ten days) in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

10 At the turn of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and had him brought to Babylon, along with precious vessels from the temple of the LORD. He made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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

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

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart rather than return to the LORD, the God of Israel.

14 Likewise all the princes of Judah, the priests and the people added infidelity to infidelity, practicing all the abominations of the nations and polluting the LORD'S temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

15 Early and often did the LORD, the God of their fathers, send his messengers to them, for he had compassion on his people and his dwelling place.

16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised his warnings, and scoffed at his prophets, until the anger of the LORD against his people was so inflamed that there was no remedy.

17 Then he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men in their own sanctuary building, sparing neither young man nor maiden, neither the aged nor the decrepit; he delivered all of them over into his grip.

18 All the utensils of the house of God, the large and the small, and the treasures of the LORD'S house and of the king and his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.

19 They burnt the house of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, set all its palaces afire, and destroyed all its precious objects.

20 Those who escaped the sword he carried captive to Babylon, where they became his and his sons' servants until the kingdom of the Persians came to power.

21 All this was to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah: "Until the land has retrieved its lost sabbaths, during all the time it lies waste it shall have rest while seventy years are fulfilled."

22 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD inspired King Cyrus of Persia to issue this proclamation throughout his kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing:

23 "Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: 'All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD, the God of heaven, has given to me, and he has also charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever, therefore, among you belongs to any part of his people, let him go up, and may his God be with him!'"

V 1-5 Includes 2 Chr, 36:1-5. Three of Josiah’s named sons were kings. The people, v 30, anointed the middle son, Jehoahaz king. His grandfather was not the prophet Jeremiah. He did evil and must have antagonized Pharaoh-neco, because after three months he took him captive to Riblah, 65 miles north of Damascus, while he went on to fight Babylonians at Haran. Then he sent Jehoahaz to Egypt where he eventually died, made Josiah’s son Eliakim king, and to show his authority, changed his name to Jehoiakim. He had not been the people’s choice, and Neco probably thought he was weak and easier to control than Jehoahaz. He fined Judah  three and three fourths tons of silver and seventy five pounds of gold, which Jehoiakim provided by taxing the people according to his assessment. He did evil instead of following in the steps of his good father, Josiah. I am unable to account for His eleven year reign  as vassal under Egypt, and Babylon. Jeremiah and Daniel both state positively that Nebuchadnezzar came up in his third year, Jewish figuring, and took him  (the fourth year Babylonian figuring). Neither do commentaries give consistent explanation.

v 6-7 . Jehoiakim rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar after three years and tried to get help from Egypt but could not. In his weak condition, the four named nations were sent against Judah as vassals of Nebuchadnezzar, but really from God in answer to prophecy, because Manasseh had killed so many innocent people in Judah, which the Lord could not overlook. This bloodshed also mentioned in 2 Ki. 21:16. 2 Chronicles 36:6,7 adds that Nebuchadnezzar bound Jehoiakim in fetters and took him to Babylon, along with some of the vessels of the temple, which he put in his own temple in Babylon. Daniel and some others were taken to Babylon in this first deportation from Judah, Dan. 1:1-6.  Apparently Jehoiakim was permitted to return and rule a while, but Jer. 22:17-19 says he shed innocent blood and was so wicked that he was drug outside Jerusalem like an ass to be buried.

v 8-9 2 Chronicles 36:8,9 is more precise in that Jehoiachin actually reigned 3 months and ten days, but errs in him being 8 instead of 18 when he began his short evil reign. By this time Nebuchadnezzar, son of Nabopalasser had conquered Egypt and all nations between in the battle of Carchemish on the Euphrates.

v 10-20. Includes 2 Chronicles 34:10a. About eight years after the first attack, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem, and Jehoiachin surrendered with his wives, mother, and all his important officers. 10,000 others were taken captive including 7,000 able soldiers,1000 smiths and craftsmen. Continued attacks had driven all leading people into Jerusalem. More like Daniel were wanted, and Ezekiel was taken. Only the poorest of the people were left. The temple and king’s house and large pieces were stripped of gold or cut up. Most of the remaining treasures and golden vessels such as those Belshazzar used, Dan. 5:2,3, were taken. This was the second of three times Nebuchadnezzar spoiled the temple.
Includes 2 Chronicles 34:10b-13. In another show of power, Mattaniah, his successor, had his name changed to Zedekiah. Even though Jeremiah warned him, Jer. 22:1-22:9, he continued to do evil and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar in his ninth year. He was probably under pressure from nationalists to rebel This was the final deportation of Judah.                    
2 Chronicles 36:14-16. The reason for Judah’s captivity was because they did after the wicked nations around them, they polluted the temple, and mocked God’s prophets and misused them repeatedly.
1st deportation 604 BC in Jehoiakim’s reign
2nd deportation 597 BC in Jehoiachin’s reign
3rd deportation 586 BC in Zedekiah’s reign
Return was 538 BC. The full 70 year captivity can only be figured on the dates used, keeping in mind a difference in the Jewish and Babylonian methods of dating.

v 21-23. Comparing with Jer. 37, 38, we see that Zedekiah made alliance with Egypt and the siege was lifted briefly while Nebuchadnezzar dealt with them, then resumed siege. The entire time was about a year and a half,  from the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah to the ninth day of the fourth month of his eleventh year, with severe famine at the last. Possibly had water due to Hezekiah’s tunnel. The Babylonians broke through the wall one night and Zedekiah fled with the remaining soldiers through a gate between two walls in an attempt to get to the Jordan. He was caught near Jericho, soldiers were scattered and he was taken to Nebuchadnezzar’s headquarters at Riblah, by the Orontes River 65 miles north of Damascus, from where he was also fighting Tyre and other cities. There sentence was given and they killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes for mental torture. They put out his eyes so he could never hope to rebel again, killed all others who might seek to gain power, and took him in bronze fetters to Babylon.  About a month later, Aug. 14, 586 BC, so Nebuchadnezzar would never have to deal with rebellion and a long siege again, he sent commander Nebuzaradan with men to burn the temple and all other important houses in Jerusalem. Then they destroyed the wall so Jerusalem could not be defended. All the people in the city and all who had come out willingly were taken to Babylon, leaving only poor farmers to keep the land from becoming barren. The magnificent bronze pillars, the bronze sea (basin), the bases and all utensils of bronze were broken up and taken to Babylon. Solomon had made all these in such size and quantity that the weight was not known. All of value or harm taken. Seraiah, chief priest and ancestor of Ezra, Ezra 7:1, along with all other priests and important men who remained in the city were taken to field headquarters in Riblah. These were the last who could stir up rebellion, so they were killed there. It was from Ramah that more were slain and Jeremiah was permitted to return, Jer. 40.