1 During Jehoiakim’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled.
2 Then the lord sent bands of Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Judah to destroy it, just as the lord had promised through his prophets.
3 These disasters happened to Judah because of the lord’s command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh,
4 who had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. The lord would not forgive this.
5 The rest of the events in Jehoiakim’s reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
6 When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the next king.