^aSedequías tenía veintiún años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó once años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Hamutal¹, hija de Jeremías, de Libna^b. 2 Él hizo lo malo ante los ojos del SEÑOR conforme a todo lo que había hecho Joacim^a. 3 Por causa de la ira del SEÑOR sucedió esto en Jerusalén y en Judá, hasta que Él los echó de su presencia. Y Sedequías se rebeló contra el rey de Babilonia^a. 4 ^aY aconteció que en el año noveno de su reinado, en el mes décimo, a los diez días del mes, vino Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, él y todo su ejército, contra Jerusalén y acamparon contra ella^b, y edificaron un muro de asedio alrededor de¹ ella^c. 5 Y la ciudad estuvo bajo sitio hasta el año once del rey Sedequías^a. 6 En el mes cuarto, a los nueve días del mes^a, cuando se agravó el hambre en la ciudad y no había alimento para el pueblo^1b, 7 se abrió brecha en la ciudad, y todos los hombres de guerra huyeron y salieron de la ciudad de noche por el camino de la puerta entre los dos muros que había junto al jardín del rey^a, a pesar de que los caldeos estaban alrededor de¹ la ciudad^b, y se fueron por el camino del Arabá^2c. 8 Pero el ejército de los caldeos persiguió al rey y alcanzó a Sedequías en los llanos¹ de Jericó, y todo su ejército se dispersó de su lado^a. 9 Entonces capturaron al rey y lo trajeron al rey de Babilonia en Ribla en la tierra de Hamat^a, y allí él lo sentenció^1b. 10 Y el rey de Babilonia degolló a los hijos de Sedequías ante sus ojos y también degolló a todos los príncipes¹ de Judá en Ribla^a. 11 Después sacó los ojos a Sedequías, y el rey de Babilonia lo ató con grillos de bronce y lo llevó a Babilonia y lo puso en prisión hasta el día de su muerte^a.

12 ^aY en el mes quinto, a los diez días del mes, siendo el año diecinueve del rey Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, vino a Jerusalén Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, que estaba al servicio¹ del rey de Babilonia^b. 13 Y quemó la casa del SEÑOR, la casa del rey y todas las casas de Jerusalén; prendió fuego a toda casa grande^a. 14 Y todo el ejército de los caldeos que estaba con el capitán de la guardia derribó todas las murallas alrededor de Jerusalén^a. 15 Entonces Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, llevó al destierro a algunos de los más pobres del pueblo, al resto del pueblo que había quedado en la ciudad, a los desertores que se habían pasado¹ al rey de Babilonia, y al resto de los artesanos^a. 16 Pero Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, dejó a algunos de los más pobres de la tierra para que fueran viñadores y labradores^1a.

17 Y los caldeos rompieron en pedazos las columnas de bronce que estaban en la casa del SEÑOR, también las basas y el mar^a de bronce^b que estaban en la casa del SEÑOR, y llevaron todo su bronce a Babilonia^c. 18 Se llevaron además los calderos, las palas, las despabiladeras, los tazones, los cucharones¹ y todos los utensilios de bronce que se usaban en el servicio del templo^a. 19 El capitán de la guardia también se llevó los cuencos, los braseros, los tazones, los calderos, los candelabros, los cucharones¹ y los tazones de libación, lo que era de oro puro y lo que era de plata pura^a. 20 En cuanto a las dos columnas, el mar, los doce toros de bronce que estaban debajo del mar¹ y las basas que el rey Salomón había hecho para la casa del SEÑOR, no era posible calcular el peso del bronce de todos estos objetos^a. 21 Respecto a las columnas, la altura de cada columna era de dieciocho codos¹, y tenía doce codos de circunferencia^2a y cuatro dedos de espesor, y era hueca. 22 Y había sobre ella un capitel de bronce; la altura de cada capitel era de cinco codos, con una malla y granadas sobre el capitel, rodeándolo, todo de bronce. Y la segunda columna era igual¹, con las granadas^a. 23 Y había noventa y seis granadas que pendían¹; el total de las granadas era de cien en la malla alrededor^a.

24 Entonces el capitán de la guardia tomó a Seraías, el principal sacerdote, y a Sofonías, el segundo sacerdote, y a los tres oficiales del templo^1a. 25 También tomó de la ciudad a un oficial que estaba encargado de los hombres de guerra, a siete de los consejeros del rey¹ que se hallaban en la ciudad, al escriba del comandante del ejército que reclutaba al pueblo de la tierra, y a sesenta hombres del pueblo² que se hallaban dentro de la ciudad^a. 26 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los tomó y los llevó al rey de Babilonia en Ribla^a. 27 Entonces el rey de Babilonia los hirió y les dio muerte en Ribla en la tierra de Hamat^a. Así fue llevada Judá al destierro lejos de su tierra^b.

28 Este es el pueblo que Nabucodonosor llevó al destierro: en el año séptimo¹, tres mil veintitrés judíos^a; 29 en el año dieciocho de Nabucodonosor, ochocientas treinta y dos personas de Jerusalén; 30 en el año veintitrés de Nabucodonosor, Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia^a, llevó al destierro a setecientos cuarenta y cinco judíos; en total fueron cuatro mil seiscientas personas.

31 ^aY¹ en el año treinta y siete del destierro de Joaquín, rey de Judá, en el mes doce, a los veinticinco días del mes, Evil-merodac², rey de Babilonia, en el año primero de su reino, favoreció a^3b Joaquín, rey de Judá, y lo sacó de la cárcel. 32 Y le habló amigablemente y puso su trono por encima de los tronos de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia^a. 33 Joaquín se quitó sus vestidos de prisión y comió¹ siempre en la² presencia del rey^a, todos los días de su vida^b; 34 y para su sustento, se le dio de continuo una ración de parte del rey de Babilonia, una porción para cada día, todos los días de su vida^a hasta el día de su muerte.

^aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ^1bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of ^cLibnah. 2 He did ^aevil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that ^bJehoiakim had done. 3 For because of the ^aanger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, until He drove them out from His presence. And Zedekiah ^brevolted against the king of Babylon. 4 ^aNow it came about in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and built a ^1bbulwark all around ²it. 5 ^aSo the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6 On the ninth day of the ^afourth month the ^bfamine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. 7 Then the city was ^abreached, and all the ^bwarriors fled and left the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were ^1call around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah. 8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and ^aovertook Zedekiah in the ¹desert plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they captured the king and ^abrought him up to the king of Babylon at ^bRiblah in the land of ^cHamath, and he ¹passed sentence on him. 10 And the king of Babylon ^aslaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the commanders of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he ^ablinded the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze shackles and brought him to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.

12 ^aNow on the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the ^bnineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, ^cNebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who ¹was in the service of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 And he ^aburned the house of the LORD, the ^bking’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire. 14 So the entire army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard ^atore down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ^atook into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the ^bdeserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 16 But ^aNebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

17 Now the bronze ^apillars which belonged to the house of the LORD and the ^bstands and the bronze ^1csea, which were in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans smashed to pieces and carried all their bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took the ^apots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the ¹pans, and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service. 19 The captain of the guard also took the ^abowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the ¹pans, and the drink offering bowls, whatever was fine gold, and whatever was fine silver. 20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under ¹the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD—the bronze of all these vessels was ^abeyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the ^aheight of each pillar was ¹eighteen cubits, and ²it was twelve cubits in ^bcircumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. 22 Also, a ^acapital of bronze was on top of it; and the height of each capital was ¹five cubits, with latticework and ^bpomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six ¹exposed pomegranates; all ^athe pomegranates numbered a hundred on the latticework all around.

24 Then the captain of the guard took ^aSeraiah the chief priest and ^bZephaniah the second priest, with the three ^1cofficers of the temple. 25 He also took from the city one official who was overseer of the warriors, seven ¹of the ^aking’s advisers who were found in the city, the scribe of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land who were found inside the city. 26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and ^abrought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 Then the king of Babylon ^astruck them and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was ^bled into exile from its land.

28 These are the people whom ^aNebuchadnezzar took into exile: in the ¹seventh year 3,023 Jews; 29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar 832 persons from Jerusalem; 30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, ^aNebuzaradan the captain of the guard took into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 people in all.

31 ^aNow it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that ¹Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, ^2bshowed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. 32 ^aThen he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So ¹Jehoiachin ^achanged his prison clothes, and ^2bhad his meals in ³the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life. 34 And as his allowance, a ^aregular allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day, all the days of his life until the day of his death.

^aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ^1bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of ^cLibnah. 2 He did ^aevil in the sight of the LORD like all that ^bJehoiakim had done. 3 For through the ^aanger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah ^brebelled against the king of Babylon. 4 ^aNow it came about in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it and built a ^bsiege wall all around ¹it. 5 ^aSo the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6 On the ninth day of the ^afourth month the ^bfamine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. 7 Then the city was ^abroken into, and all the ^bmen of war fled and went forth from the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were ^1call around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah. 8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and ^aovertook Zedekiah in the ¹plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they captured the king and ^abrought him up to the king of Babylon at ^bRiblah in the land of ^cHamath, and he ¹passed sentence on him. 10 The king of Babylon ^aslaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the ¹princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he ^ablinded the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.

12 ^aNow on the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the ^bnineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, ^cNebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, ¹who was in the service of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 He ^aburned the house of the LORD, the ^bking’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire. 14 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard ^abroke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ^acarried away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the ^1bdeserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans. 16 But ^aNebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and ¹plowmen.

17 Now the bronze ^apillars which belonged to the house of the LORD and the ^bstands and the bronze ^csea, which were in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried all their bronze to Babylon. 18 They also took away the ^apots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the ¹pans and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service. 19 The captain of the guard also took away the ^abowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the ¹pans and the drink offering bowls, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under ¹the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD—the bronze of all these vessels was ^abeyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the ^aheight of each pillar was eighteen ¹cubits, and ²it was twelve cubits in ^bcircumference and four fingers in thickness, and hollow. 22 Now a ^acapital of bronze was on it; and the height of each capital was five cubits, with network and ^bpomegranates upon the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six ¹exposed pomegranates; all ^athe pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around.

24 Then the captain of the guard took ^aSeraiah the chief priest and ^bZephaniah the second priest, with the three ^1cofficers of the temple. 25 He also took from the city one official who was overseer of the men of war, and seven ¹of the ^aking’s advisers who were found in the city, and the scribe of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city. 26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and ^abrought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 Then the king of Babylon ^astruck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was ^bled away into exile from its land.

28 These are the people whom ^aNebuchadnezzar carried away into exile: in the ¹seventh year 3,023 Jews; 29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar 832 persons from Jerusalem; 30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, ^aNebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 persons in all.

31 ^aNow it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that ¹Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, ^2bshowed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. 32 ^aThen he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So ¹Jehoiachin ^achanged his prison clothes, and ^2bhad his meals in ³the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life. 34 For his allowance, a ^aregular allowance was given him by the king of Babylon, a daily portion all the days of his life until the day of his death.