He passed away<n id="1" /> and his son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh<n id="1" /> day of the twelfth month,<n id="2" /> King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned<n id="3" /> King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him<n id="4" /> from prison.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-fifth<n id="1" /> day of the twelfth month,<n id="2" /> Evil-Merodach, in the first year of his reign, pardoned<n id="3" /> King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> His mother<n id="2" /> was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Jehoiachin was eighteen<n id="1" /> years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem.<n id="2" /> He did evil in the sight of<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.

King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered<n id="1" /> to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign,<n id="2" /> took Jehoiachin<n id="3" /> prisoner.

He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king&#8217;s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Jehoiakim&#8217;s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.<n id="1" /> His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.p>