2 Kings 24: Babylon Takes Jehoiachin Captive

After Jehoiakim rebels against Nebuchadnezzar, the LORD sends raiding bands against Judah because of Manasseh’s sins and bloodshed. Jehoiachin surrenders to Babylon, which strips the temple and deports the king, nobles and craftsmen, and Zedekiah is installed and later rebels.

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How does the narrator explain everything that happened to Jerusalem and Judah in Zedekiah’s day (2 Kings 24:19-20)?

Because Egypt broke its treaty with the house of DavidBecause Babylon’s gods proved stronger than the LORDBecause of the LORD’s anger, until He cast them outBecause Zedekiah had been too young to rule well