2 Kings 24:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ King Nebuchadnezzar defeated King Neco of Egypt and took control of his land from the Egyptian Gorge all the way north to the Euphrates River. So Neco never invaded Judah again.^[a]

King Jehoiachin of Judah Is Taken to Babylon

(2 Chronicles 36.9,10)

⁸ Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem. His mother Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. ⁹ Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.