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2 Kings 24 · Grade 4

As the Lord Had Spoken

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In Jehoiakim's days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up. Jehoiakim served him three years. Then he rebelled. The Lord sent bands of Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites against Judah. This was the word He spoke by His prophets. It came at the Lord's command. He would remove Judah from His sight for Manasseh's sins. Manasseh had shed innocent blood.

Jehoiachin was eighteen when he became king. He reigned three months and did evil. Then Nebuchadnezzar's servants besieged Jerusalem. The king himself came. Jehoiachin went out to the king of Babylon. His mother, servants, and princes went with him. In Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year, he took him prisoner.

He took all the treasures of the Lord's house and the king's house. He cut in pieces the gold vessels Solomon had made, as the Lord had said. He carried away the princes and the mighty men. He took ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. He made Mattaniah king and changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah did evil and rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Show What You Know

  1. Whose bands did the Lord send against Judah?

  2. In what year of Nebuchadnezzar was Jehoiachin taken prisoner?

  3. Who made the vessels of gold?

  4. What was Zedekiah's name before?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

BabylonmotherJehoiakimZedekiah
  1. served him three years.
  2. Jehoiachin went out to the king of .
  3. His , servants, and princes went with him.
  4. He made Mattaniah king and changed his name to .

Think About It

  1. Judah's exile came as the Lord had spoken through the prophets. Why can we trust what God says in His Word?

  2. Even in judgment, God's people were not forgotten. How does God care for His people in hard times?

Memory Verse

“He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one remained except the poorest people of the land.”

2 Kings 24:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for never forgetting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How long did Jehoiachin rule?
  • Whose words to Hezekiah came true?

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