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Second Book of Kings, Chapter 24

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2 Kings 24 NWT - New World Translation2 Kings 24 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 24 of 2 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ In his days Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar1 the king of Babylon[a] came up, and so Je·hoiʹa·kim became his servant2 for three years. However, he turned back and rebelled against him.
  2. And Jehovah began to send against him marauder bands of Chal·deʹans3 and marauder bands of Syrians[b] and marauder bands of Moʹab·ites4 and marauder bands of the sons of Amʹmon, and he kept sending them against Judah to destroy it, according to Jehovah’s word5 that he had spoken by means of his servants the prophets.
  3. It was only by the order of Jehovah that it took place against Judah, to remove6 it from his sight for the sins of Ma·nasʹseh,7 according to all that he had done;
  4. and also [for] the innocent blood8 that he had shed, so that he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah did not consent to grant forgiveness.9
  5. ¶ As for the rest of the affairs of Je·hoiʹa·kim10 and all that he did, are they not written in the book11 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Judah?
  6. Finally Je·hoiʹa·kim lay down with his forefathers,12 and Je·hoiʹa·chin his son began to reign in place of him.
  7. ¶ And never again13 did the king of Egypt come out from his land,14 for the king of Babylon had taken all that happened to belong to the king of Egypt15 from the torrent valley16 of Egypt up to the river Eu·phraʹtes.17
  8. ¶ Eighteen years old was Je·hoiʹa·chin18 when he began to reign, and for three months he reigned in Jerusalem.19 And his mother’s name was Ne·hushʹta the daughter of El·naʹthan of Jerusalem.
  9. And he continued to do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes, according to all that his father had done.20
  10. During that time the servants of Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar the king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, so that the city came under siege.21
  11. And Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar the king of Babylon proceeded to come against the city, while his servants were laying siege against it.22
  12. ¶ At length Je·hoiʹa·chin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon,23 he with his mother24 and his servants and his princes and his court officials; and the king of Babylon got to take him in the eighth25 year of his being king.
  13. Then he brought out from there all the treasures of the house of Jehovah and the treasures of the king’s house,26 and went on to cut to pieces all the gold utensils27 that Solʹo·mon the king of Israel had made in the temple of Jehovah, just as Jehovah had spoken.
  14. And he took into exile28 all Jerusalem and all the princes29 and all the valiant, mighty30 men—ten thousand he was taking into exile—and also every craftsman31 and builder of bulwarks. No one had been left behind except the lowly class32 of the people of the land.
  15. Thus he took Je·hoiʹa·chin33 into exile to Babylon;34 and the king’s mother35 and the king’s wives and his court officials36 and the foremost men of the land he led away as exiled people from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  16. As for all the valiant men, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the builders of bulwarks, a thousand, all the mighty men carrying on war, the king of Babylon proceeded to bring them as exiled people to Babylon.37
  17. Further, the king of Babylon38 made Mat·ta·niʹah his uncle39 king in place of him. Then he changed his name to Zed·e·kiʹah.[c]40
  18. ¶ Twenty-one years old was Zed·e·kiʹah[d]41 when he began to reign, and for eleven years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Ha·muʹtal42 the daughter of Jeremiah[e] from Libʹnah.
  19. And he continued to do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes, according to all that Je·hoiʹa·kim had done.43
  20. For on account of the anger44 of Jehovah it took place in Jerusalem and in Judah, until he had cast them out of his sight.45 And Zed·e·kiʹah began to rebel against the king of Babylon.46

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Babylon,” LXXVg; MSy, “Babel.”
  2. ^ “Syrians,” MLXXVg; Sy, “Edomites.”
  3. ^ Or, “his name was changed to Zedekiah.”
  4. ^ Meaning “Jehovah Is Righteousness.” Heb., Tsidh·qi·yaʹhu.
  5. ^ See Jer 1:1 ftn, “Jeremiah.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Je 25:1; 46:2; Da 1:1; 3:1; 4:33, 37
  2. ^ 2Ch 12:8
  3. ^ De 28:63; Jb 1:17; Hab 1:6
  4. ^ 2Ki 13:20
  5. ^ Le 26:27; De 28:15; 2Ki 23:27
  6. ^ Le 26:33; De 4:26; 28:63; 2Ki 23:27
  7. ^ 2Ki 21:2, 11; 23:26
  8. ^ Nu 35:33; De 19:10; 2Ki 21:16; Ps 106:38; Je 2:34; 19:4; 22:17
  9. ^ Je 15:1; La 3:42; Eze 33:25
  10. ^ Je 22:18
  11. ^ 2Ch 36:8
  12. ^ 2Ch 36:6; Je 22:19; 36:30
  13. ^ Je 46:2
  14. ^ Je 37:7
  15. ^ Je 37:5
  16. ^ Ge 15:18; Nu 34:5; Jos 15:4
  17. ^ 1Ki 4:21; Is 27:12
  18. ^ 1Ch 3:16; Je 24:1; 37:1; Mt 1:11
  19. ^ 2Ch 36:9
  20. ^ 2Ki 21:3, 6
  21. ^ Da 1:1
  22. ^ 2Ki 25:2
  23. ^ 2Ch 36:10; Je 24:1; Eze 17:12
  24. ^ Je 29:2
  25. ^ Je 25:1; 52:28
  26. ^ 2Ki 20:13, 17; Is 39:6
  27. ^ 1Ki 7:48; 2Ch 4:7; 36:10; Ezr 1:7; Je 28:3; Da 5:2
  28. ^ Eze 1:2
  29. ^ Ne 9:32
  30. ^ Es 2:6; Eze 1:2; Da 1:6
  31. ^ Je 24:1
  32. ^ 2Ki 25:12
  33. ^ 2Ki 25:27; 1Ch 3:17; Je 22:24; 52:31
  34. ^ 2Ch 36:10; Es 2:6; Je 22:25
  35. ^ 2Ki 24:12
  36. ^ Je 29:2
  37. ^ Je 52:28
  38. ^ Je 37:1
  39. ^ 1Ch 3:15
  40. ^ 2Ch 36:10; Je 52:1
  41. ^ 2Ch 36:11
  42. ^ 2Ki 23:31
  43. ^ 2Ki 23:37; 2Ch 36:12; Je 24:8; 37:2; 38:5; Eze 21:25
  44. ^ De 4:24; 2Ki 22:17; 23:26
  45. ^ 2Ki 23:27
  46. ^ 2Ch 36:13; Je 27:12; 38:17; Eze 17:15

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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