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2 Chronicles 36:5-7
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Jehoiakim’s Reign

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of[a] the Lord his God. 6 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him,[b] bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away[c] to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar took some of the items in the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his palace[d] there.[e]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:6 tn Heb “came up against him.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:6 tn Heb “to carry him away.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:7 tn Or “temple.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 36:7 tn Heb “in Babylon.” Repeating the proper name “Babylon” here would be redundant in contemporary English, so “there” has been used in the translation.
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