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2 Kings 24:8
“Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.”
Verse in context — 2 Kings 24
6
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
7
The king of Egypt didn't come again out of his land any more; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.
10
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
About 2 Kings
The decline of both kingdoms, leading to exile in Assyria and Babylon.
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