1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
2Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.put�: Heb. removed him
4And 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.
5Jehoiakim 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.
6Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.fetters: or, chains
7Nebuchadnezzar also carried 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 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.Jehoiachin: or, Jeconiah, I.Chro.3.16. or, Coniah ier.22.24.
9Jehoiachin 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.
10And 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.when�: Heb. at the return of the yeargoodly�: Heb. vessels of desireZedekiah�: or, Mattaniah, his father's brother
11Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12And 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.
13And 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.
14Moreover 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.
15Dan TUHAN Allah menyampaikan pesan kepada mereka melalui para utusannya, sementara bangun awal-awal, dan mengutus; kerana dia berbelas kasihan ke atas umatnya, dan ke atas tempat kediamannya:
16Tetapi mereka mengolok-olok para utusan Allah, dan memandang hina firmannya, dan menyalahgunakan para nabinya, sehingga murka TUHAN bangkit menentang umatnya, sampai tiada lagi penawar.
17Maka dia menimpa ke atas mereka raja Kasdim, yang telah membunuh para lelaki muda mereka dengan pedang di bait yang suci mereka, dan tidak berbelas kasihan tanpa mengira kalau ia lelaki muda atau perempuan muda, lelaki tua, atau dia yang bongkok kerana berumur lanjut: Allah menyerahkan mereka semua ke dalam tangannya.
18Dan segala bejana dalam bait Allah, besar dan kecil, dan harta berharga di rumah TUHAN, dan harta berharga yang dimiliki raja, dan yang dimiliki para penguasanya; segalanya ini dia bawa ke Babel.
19Dan mereka membakar rumah Allah, dan merobohkan benteng Yerusalem, dan membakar segala istana di sana dengan api, dan membinasakan segala bejana berharga di sana.
20Dan mereka yang terlepas daripada pedang dibawa keluar ke Babel; tempat yang mereka menghamba kepadanya dan anak-anak lelakinya sehingga pemerintahan kerajaan Parsi:
21Untuk menggenapi firman TUHAN melalui mulut Yeremia, sehingga tanah itu menikmati tahun-tahun sabatnya: selama dia ketandusan dia menjalani sabat, untuk memenuhi tiga kali dua puluh dan sepuluh tahun.
22Sekarang, pada tahun pertama Cyrus raja Parsi, supaya firman TUHAN yang diucapkan oleh mulut Yeremia dapat digenapi, TUHAN menggerakkan roh Cyrus raja Parsi, sehingga dia membuat suatu pengisytiharaan ke seluruh kerajaannya, dan juga mencatatkannya dalam tulisan, dengan berkata,
23Beginilah kata Cyrus raja Parsi, Semua kerajaan di bumi telah pun TUHAN Allah syurga beri kepadaku; dan dia telah menugaskanku untuk membina baginya suatu rumah di Yerusalem, yang berada di Yehuda. Siapakah di antara kalian terdiri daripada seluruh umatnya? TUHAN Allahnya menyertainya, dan biarlah dia pergi ke sana.