12 (A)and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. (B)The king of Babylon took him prisoner (C)in the eighth year of his reign 13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord (D)and the treasures of the king's house, (E)and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, (F)which Solomon king of Israel had made, (G)as the Lord had foretold. 14 (H)He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, (I)10,000 captives, (J)and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, (K)except the poorest people of the land.

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12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered(A) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had declared,(B) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures(C) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles(D) that Solomon(E) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile:(F) all the officers and fighting men,(G) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest(H) people of the land were left.

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