Jehoiachinwas eightyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedthreemonthsand tendaysin Jerusalem,and he didevilin the sightof the LORD.
"As I live,"declaresthe LORD,"eventhoughConiahthe sonof Jehoiakimkingof Judahwere a signet[ring] on My righthand,yetI would pullyou off;
(This was afterKingJeconiahand the queenmother,the courtofficials,the princesof Judahand Jerusalem,the craftsmenand the smithshad departedfrom Jerusalem.)
Now Zedekiahthe sonof JosiahwhomNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhad madekingin the landof Judah,reignedas kingin placeof Coniahthe sonof Jehoiakim.
And he walkedabout amongthe lions;He becamea younglion,He learnedto tear[his] prey;He devouredmen.
