1 King Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon came. King Jehoiakim served him 3 years, then he said no and fought. ⚔️ 2 God sent many groups to fight Judah, like His prophets said. They came to hurt the land. 3 This was from God. It was because King Manasseh did very bad things. God said they must go away. ☁️➡️ 4 Manasseh killed many good people. The city had much blood. God would not say “it is okay.” ️ 5 More of King Jehoiakim’s story is in a big king book. 6 King Jehoiakim died. His son Jehoiachin became king. ⚰️ 7 The Egypt king stayed home. The Babylon king took the land. ➡️ 8 Jehoiachin was 18. He was king for 3 months. His mom was Nehushta. Her dad was Elnathan. They lived in Jerusalem. 9 Jehoiachin did bad like his dad. He did not follow God. 10 The men of King Nebuchadnezzar came and put a ring around the city. ️ 11 King Nebuchadnezzar came to the city too, while his men blocked it. 12 King Jehoiachin gave up. He, his mom, and helpers went to the Babylon king. The Babylon king took him in year 8 of his rule. 13 The Babylon king took God’s house gold and the king’s gold. He cut the gold things that King Solomon made. ⛪✂️ 14 He took many people away. Leaders and strong men went. 10,000 people were taken. Only the poor stayed. ♂️♀️➡️ 15 He took King Jehoiachin to Babylon. He took the mom, the wives, and the leaders too. ♂️➡️ 16 He took 7,000 strong soldiers and 1,000 workers who make things with metal. They were all strong. ️ 17 The Babylon king made the uncle, Mattaniah, be king. He gave him a new name: Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah was 21 when he was king. He ruled 11 years. His mom was Hamutal. Her dad was Jeremiah. They were from Libnah. ️ 19 Zedekiah did bad like Jehoiakim. He did not follow God. 20 God was angry. He let the people be sent away. Then Zedekiah said no to the Babylon king. ⚡➡️