Holy Scripture
2 Kings 24:8
A church father on this verse
“There is an excellent and significant illustration in the book of Kings, showing how the sin of fornication is prevented by an attack of pride. When the children of Israel had been taken captive by Neco, king of the Egyptians, Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyriaans, came up and brought them back from the borders of Eg…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8Eighteen years old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan, of Jerusalem.
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6And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
7And the king of Egypt came no more out of his land: for the king of Babylon took away all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the river of Egypt as far as the river Euphrates.
— 2 Kings 24:8 —
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father did.
10At that time went up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.