2 Kings 24:6

24:6 He passed away ¹  and his son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

2 Kings 25:27

Jehoiachin in Babylon

25:27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh ²  day of the twelfth month, ³  King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned ⁴  King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him ⁵  from prison.

2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin’s Reign over Judah

24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. ⁶  His mother ⁷  was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:12

24:12 King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered ⁸  to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, ⁹  took Jehoiachin ¹⁰  prisoner.

2 Kings 24:15

24:15 He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. ¹¹ 

¹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

² sn The parallel account in Jer 52:31 has “twenty-fifth.”

³ sn The twenty-seventh day would be March 22, 561 b.c. in modern reckoning.

⁴ tn Heb “lifted up the head of.”

⁵ tn The words “released him” are supplied in the translation on the basis of Jer 52:31.

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⁴ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

⁴ tn Heb “came out.”

⁵ sn That is, the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, 597 b.c.

⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehoiachin) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “and he deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king and the wives of the king and his eunuchs and the mighty of the land he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.”