24:12a Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials

Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his top/chief officials, and his palace attendants

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Then King Jehoiachin of Judah, his own mother, his government officials/ministers, his important/leading men, and his palace officials

24:12b all surrendered to the king of Babylon.

The Hebrew word that the New International Version translates as “surrendered” is literally “went out.”

all left the city and surrendered/submitted to him.

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all gave themselves up to him.

24:12a-b (reordered)

Jehoiachin went out ⌊of the city⌋ to surrender to the king of Babylon. With him went his mother, his servants, his noblemen, and his palace officials.

24:12c So in the eighth year of his reign,

This is the year now referred to as 597 B.C.

It was eight years after Nebuchadnezzar became the king of Babylon

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This took place when the king of Babylon had ruled for eight years.

24:12d the king of Babylon took him captive.

that he took Jehoiachin as a prisoner.

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That year he ⌊seized⌋ Jehoiachin and made him a captive/prisoner.

24:12a-d (reordered)

Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule in Babylonia. (Contemporary English Version)

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