2 Kings 24:1
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2 Kings 24:1
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In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant {for} three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings 24:2
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The LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. So He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servants the prophets.
2 Kings 24:3
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Surely at the command of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove {them} from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done,
2 Kings 24:4
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and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not forgive.
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