In the book of 2 Kings, chapter 24, the Babylon king Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judah. The king of Judah, Jehoiakim, surrendered and even paid tribute for three years. But then he stopped.
The Lord did this to Judah for the evils they had done in His name, just as He had promised.
The invasion continued until Jehoiakim's death and then his son was the next king. His name was Jehoiachin. He was eighteen and only reigned for three months.
During Nebuchanezzar's reign, he carried away all of Judah's treasures from the Lord's Temple. He even took as slaves as many people as he could--they numbered ten thousand in all--and left only the poorest.
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