The Strand Study Bible

II KINGS 23:35

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II KINGS 24:5

35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. 36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his moth- er’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. READ NEXT - Jeremiah 26 II Kings 24

1. that is, “came up in 605 BC” 2. that is, “from 605 - 603 BC” 3. that is, “he turned and rebelled against him in 601 BC”

had virtually brought the world to its knees, enabling him to concentrate totally on the glory of Babylon. According to history, Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king to ever sit on a Babylonian throne. READ NEXT - Jeremiah 25 The LORD sends more enemies against Judah and King Jehoiakim Date - 605 BC/AM 3395 2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

4. II Ki 21:1-2 5. II Ki 21:16 6. Num 35:30-34

SYRIA

Babylon’s first invasion of Jerusalem (Babylon’s 1st deportation of the Jews - Daniel and the rich people are taken) (S/A - Dan 1:1-2) (Note - This event took place in the 3rd year of King Jehoiakim’s reign) Date - 605 BC/AM 3395

MED SEA

1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 1 came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant 2 three years: then 3 he turned and rebelled against him.

AMMON

Jerusalem •

MOAB

MED SEA

More enemies are sent against Jerusalem Map #253 3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of 4 Manasseh, according to all that he did; 4 And also for the 5 innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; 6 which the LORD would not pardon. READ NEXT - Jeremiah 35 Babylon’s second deportation of the Jews (King Jehoiakim and 3,023 people are taken) (S/A - II Chro 36:6-7 & Jere 52:28) (Note - This event took place in the 11th year of King Jehoiakim’s reign) Date - 598 BC/AM 3402

• Riblah

Babylon •

• Jerusalem

Babylon’s first deportation of the Jews - Daniel and the rich people are taken Map #251

Historical Note - Babylonian history continued c. 605 BC with the New Kingdom Period in which Nabopolas- sar died and his son Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC) as- sumed Babylon’s throne. By 570 BC Nebuchadnezzar 5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in 23:35 Jehoiakim’s name means “ Jehovah has established.” He is not referred to in the NT. Jehoiakim is the 15th generation from CHRIST . 24:2 The final fulfillment to this prophecy concerning Judah’s fall is found in II Kings 25.