2 Kings 24:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.”

2 Kings 24:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 24:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 24:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.”

2 Kings 24:6 — World English Bible

2 Kings 24:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.”

2 Kings 24:6 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 24:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehoiakim lieth with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigneth in his stead.”

2 Kings 24:6 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 24:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. ”

2 Kings 24:6 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 24:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Iehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Iehoiachin his sonne reigned in his steade.”

2 Kings 24:6 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 24:6 in Context — 2 Kings 24

4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would not pardon.

5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

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What Does 2 Kings 24:6 Mean?

2 Kings 24:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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