2 Chronicles 36:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 36:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 36:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight.”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 36:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God.”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 36:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A son of twenty and five years <FI>is<Fi> Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah his God;”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 36:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah hisGod.”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 36:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iehoiakim was fiue and twentie yeere old, when he began to reigne, and he reigned eleuen yeere in Ierusalem, and did euill in the sight of the Lord his God.”

2 Chronicles 36:5 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 36:5 in Context — 2 Chronicles 36

3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 36:5 Mean?

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