39 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king of Judah and Jerusalem. He sinned against the Lord.
40 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in bronze chains.
41 Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the sacred utensils from the Temple and put them in his own temple in Babylon.
42 The stories about Jehoiakim, his depravity, and the godless way he lived are recorded in The Chronicles of the Kings.
43 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he succeeded his father Jehoiakim as king,
44 and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He too sinned against the Lord.
45 A year later King Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin taken to Babylonia as a prisoner; Nebuchadnezzar also carried off sacred utensils from the Temple.