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2 Kings 25: So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments...

Today · Day 316 of 365

November 12th: Bible Meditation for 2 Kings 25

By Jacob D. Gerber

Bible readings for November 12th: 2 Kings 25 Hebrews 7 Amos 1 Psalm 144

In 2 Kings 24, we read about the beginning of the captivity of Judah to the Babylonians. Ominously, that chapter ended with this sentence: “And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon” (2 Kgs. 24:20)—that is, he refused to pay tribute to Babylon any longer…

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