1 During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded and took control of Judah. Jehoiakim obeyed Nebuchadnezzar for three years, but then he rebelled.
2 At that time, the Lord started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The Lord had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this, 3 and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned 4 and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.
5 Everything else Jehoiakim did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 6 Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king.
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.
King Jehoiachin of Judah Is Taken to Babylon
(2 Chronicles 36.92 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.
10 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king. 11 During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city. 12 Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule in Babylonia.
13 The Lord had warned that someday the treasures would be taken from the royal palace and from the temple, including the gold objects that Solomon had made for the temple. And that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar ordered his soldiers to do. 14 He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—10,000 in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with his mother, his wives, his officials, and the most important leaders of Judah. 16 He also led away 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 skilled workers, all of them trained for battle.
17 Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.
King Zedekiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 36.11-16Jeremiah 52.1-3)18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.
1 وفي أيّامِ يوياقيمَ زحَفَ نَبوخذنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ على يَهوذا، فخَضَعَ لَه يوياقيمُ ثَلاثَ سِنينَ، ثُمَّ عادَ فتَمَرَّدَ علَيهِ. 2 فأرسلَ الرّبُّ غُزاةَ البابليِّينَ والآراميِّينَ والموآبـيِّينَ والعَمُّونيِّينَ على يوياقيمَ لِتَخريـبِ يَهوذا، حتّى يَتِمَّ ما قالَهُ الرّبُّ على ألسِنَةِ عبـيدِهِ الأنبـياءِ. 3 إنَّهُ يُبعِدُ يَهوذا مِنْ أمامِ وجهِهِ بِسبَبِ خطايا المَلِكِ منَسَّى وأفعالِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ 4 وبِسبَبِ الدَّمِ البريءِ الّذي سفَكَهُ، وبهِ مَلأَ أورُشليمَ، فلم يَشأِ الرّبُّ أنْ يَغفِرَ.
5 وما بَقيَ مِنْ أخبارِ يوياقيمَ وأعمالِهِ مُدَوَّنٌ في سِفْرِ أخبارِ الأيّامِ لِمُلوكِ يَهوذا. 6 وماتَ يوياقيمُ، وملَكَ يوياكينُ ابنُهُ مكانَهُ. 7 ولم يتَجَرَّأْ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ على أنْ يتَخَطَّى أرضَهُ، لأنَّ مَلِكَ بابِلَ أخذَ جميعَ ما كانَ لَه: مِنْ حُدودِ مِصْرَ إلى نهرِ الفُراتِ.
يوياكين ملك يهوذا
8 وكانَ يوياكينُ ابنَ ثَمانيَ عَشْرَةَ سنَةً حينَ ملَكَ، ودامَ مُلْكُهُ ثَلاثَةَ أشهرٍ بِأورُشليمَ، واسمُ أُمِّهِ نَحوشْتا بِنتُ ألِناثانَ مِنْ أورُشليمَ. 9 وفعَلَ الشَّرَّ في نظَرِ الرّبِّ كأبـيهِ.
10 وفي تِلكَ الأيّامِ زحَفَ جيشُ نَبوخَذنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بابِلَ على أورُشليمَ وحاصرَها. 11 وفي أثناءِ الحِصارِ جاءَ نَبوخذنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ، وانضَمَّ إلى جيشِهِ، 12 فاستَسلَمَ إليهِ يوياكينُ مَلِكُ يَهوذا، هوَ وأُمُّهُ وحاشيتُهُ وأُمَراؤُهُ وخَدَمُهُ، فأخَذَهُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ أسيرا وهوَ في السَّنةِ الثَّامنةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، 13 وحمَلَ إلى أشُّورَ كُنوزَ هَيكلِ الرّبِّ وقصرِ المَلِكِ. وحطَّمَ نَبوخذنَصَّرُ جميعَ آنيَةِ الذَّهبِ الّتي عَمِلَها سُليمانُ مَلِكُ إِسرائيلَ في هَيكلِ الرّبِّ، فتَمَّ ما قالَه الرّبُّ. 14 وسَبى سُكَّانَ أورُشليمَ وجميعَ الأُمَراءِ والقادةِ وهُم عشَرَةُ آلافٍ، وجميعَ المهَرَةِ مِنَ العُمَّالِ، مِنهُمُ الحدَّادونَ، ولم يَترُكْ في يَهوذا إلاَّ مَساكينَ الشَّعبِ. 15 وسبَى نَبوخذنَصَّرُ يوياكينَ إلى بابِلَ معَ أُمِّهِ وزَوجاتِهِ وخدَمِهِ وأعيانِهِ 16 وجميعِ المُحارِبـينَ وهُم سبعَةُ آلافٍ، والمهَرَةِ مِنَ العُمَّالِ مِنهُمُ الحدَّادونَ وهُم ألفٌ، وكُلُّهُم أشِدَّاءُ صالِحونَ لِلحربِ. 17 وأقامَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مَتَنيَّا عَمَّ يوياكينَ مَلِكا مكانَهُ واستَبدَلَ اسمَهُ بِصِدقيَّا.
صدقيا ملك يهوذا
(2أخ 36:11-12، ار 52:1-3)18 وكانَ صِدقيَّا ابنَ إحدى وعشرينَ سَنةً حينَ ملَكَ، ودامَ مُلْكُه إحدى عَشْرَةَ سَنةً بِأورُشليمَ. واسمُ أُمِّهِ حَمُّوطَلُ بِنتُ إرميا مِنْ لِبنَةَ. 19 وفعَلَ الشَّرَّ في نظَرِ الرّبِّ كيوياقيمَ، 20 وكانَ غضَبُ الرّبِّ على أورُشليمَ وعلى يَهوذا شديدا فنَفاهُم مِنْ أمامِ وجهِهِ. وتمَرَّدَ صِدقيَّا على مَلِكِ بابِلَ.
