1 During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded and took control of Judah. Jehoiakim obeyed Nebuchadnezzar for three years, but then he rebelled.
2 At that time, the Lord started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The Lord had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this, 3 and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned 4 and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.
5 Everything else Jehoiakim did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 6 Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king.
7 King Nebuchadnezzar defeated King Neco of Egypt and took control of his land from the Egyptian Gorge all the way north to the Euphrates River. So Neco never invaded Judah again.
King Jehoiachin of Judah Is Taken to Babylon
(2 Chronicles 36.92 10)8 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem. His mother Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
10 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king. 11 During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city. 12 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.
13 The Lord had warned that someday the treasures would be taken from the royal palace and from the temple, including the gold objects that Solomon had made for the temple. And that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar ordered his soldiers to do. 14 He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—10,000 in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with his mother, his wives, his officials, and the most important leaders of Judah. 16 He also led away 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 skilled workers, all of them trained for battle.
17 Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.
King Zedekiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 36.11-16Jeremiah 52.1-3)18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.
Ienaidnieki posta Jūdu
1 Viņa laikā uzbruka Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars. Jehojākīms trīs gadus bija viņa kalps, bet tad viņš pret to sacēlās. 2 Un Kungs sūtīja pret viņu kaldiešu, aramiešu, moābiešu un amoniešu pulkus. Viņš tos sūtīja pret Jūdu, lai to izdeldētu, – pēc Kunga vārda, ko viņš bija runājis caur saviem kalpiem, praviešiem. 3 Tiešām, kā Kungs sacīja, tā Jūdai notika – viņš to atgrūda no sevis visu Manases darīto grēku dēļ. 4 Arī nevainīgo asiņu dēļ, ko tas bija izlējis tā, ka Jeruzāleme bija pilna nevainīgu asiņu, – Kungs to negribēja piedot.
5 Pārējie Jehojākīma darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 6 Jehojākīms apgūlās pie tēviem, pēc tam sāka valdīt viņa dēls Jehojāhīns.
7 Ēģiptes ķēniņš turpmāk vairs negāja ārpus savas zemes, jo Bābeles ķēniņš bija atņēmis visu, kas piederēja Ēģiptes ķēniņam, – no Ēģiptes ielejas līdz Eifrātas upei.
Jehojāhīna valdīšana un gūsts
(2L 36:9–10)8 Jehojāhīns sāka valdīt astoņpadsmit gadu vecumā. Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē trīs mēnešus. Viņa mātes vārds bija Nehušta, Elnātāna meita, no Jeruzālemes. 9 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, kā bija darījuši viņa tēvi. 10 Tajā laikā Bābeles ķēniņa Nebūkadnecara kalpi nāca pret Jeruzālemi un aplenca pilsētu. 11 Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars nāca pret pilsētu, ko bija aplenkuši viņa kalpi. 12 Jūdas ķēniņš Jehojāhīns izgāja ārā pie Bābeles ķēniņa – viņš un viņa māte, viņa kalpi, augstmaņi un einuhi. Bābeles ķēniņš saņēma viņus gūstā savas valdīšanas astotajā gadā.
Jeruzālemes trimda
13 Viņš lika ņemt visus Kunga nama dārgumus un ķēniņa nama dārgumus un izplēsa visas zelta lietas, ko Kunga templim bija darinājis Israēla ķēniņš Sālamans, kā Kungs to bija teicis. 14 Viņš ņēma gūstā visu Jeruzālemi, visus augstmaņus un stipros vīrus – desmit tūkstošus gūstekņu un visus amatniekus un kalējus. Viņš neatstāja tur nevienu, tikai vienkāršos trūcīgos ļaudis. 15 Nebūkadnecars aizveda trimdā uz Bābeli Jehojāhīnu, ķēniņa māti un ķēniņa sievas, viņa einuhus un zemes pārvaldniekus – tos viņš aizveda gūstā uz Bābeli no Jeruzālemes – 16 un arī visus karavīrus, septiņus tūkstošus, tūkstoti amatnieku un kalēju – tie visi bija stipri un varēja doties karā, tāpēc Bābeles ķēniņš tos aizveda gūstā uz Bābeli. 17 Viņa vietā Bābeles ķēniņš iecēla par ķēniņu viņa tēvoci Matanju un pārdēvēja viņa vārdu par Cedekiju.
Cedekija valda pār Jūdu
(2L 36:11–14Jer 52:1–3)18 Cedekija sāka valdīt divdesmit viena gada vecumā. Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē vienpadsmit gadus. Viņa mātes vārds bija Hamūtala, Jeremijas meita, no Libnas. 19 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, kā bija darījis Jehojākīms. 20 Ar Jeruzālemi un Jūdu tā notika Kunga dusmu dēļ, jo viņš tās atstūma no sevis. Vēlāk Cedekija sacēlās pret Bābeles ķēniņu.
