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Tzidkiyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Yirmeyahu, from Livnah.

And it was because of Adonai 's anger that all these things happened to Yerushalayim and Y'hudah, until he had thrown them out of his presence. Tzidkiyahu rebelled against the king of Bavel;

so in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, N'vukhadnetzar king of Bavel marched against Yerushalayim with his entire army. He set up camp against it and built siege towers against it on every side.

But the army of the Kasdim went in pursuit of the king and overtook him on the plains near Yericho; all his troops deserted him.

They slaughtered his sons before his eyes. Then they put out Tzidkiyahu's eyes, bound him in chains and carried him off to Bavel.

There in Rivlah, in the land of Hamat, the king of Bavel had them put to death. Thus Y'hudah was carried away captive out of his land.

In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Y'hoyakhin king of Y'hudah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Eveel-M'rodakh began his reign as king of Bavel; and in his first year he commuted the sentence of Y'hoyakhin king of Y'hudah and released him from prison.

and he was granted a daily allowance by the king to spend on his other needs for as long as he lived.

Kena‘an was the father of Tzidon his firstborn, and also of Het,

and to ‘Ever were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg [division], because it was during his lifetime that the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Yoktan.

Following are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Isra'el: Bela the son of B‘or; the name of his city was Dinhavah.

After Bela died, Yovav the son of Zerach from Botzrah took his place as king.

After Yovav died, Husham from the land of the Temani took his place as king.

After Husham died, Hadad the son of B'dad, who attacked Midyan on the plains of Mo'av, took his place as king; the name of his city was ‘Avit.

After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took his place as king.

After Samlah died, Sha'ul from Rechovot-by-the-River took his place as king.

After Sha'ul died, Ba‘al-Hanan the son of ‘Akhbor took his place as king.

After Ba‘al-Hanan died, Hadad took his place as king; the name of his city was Pa‘i; his wife's name was M'heitav'el the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mei-Zahav.

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether.

and Yishai fathered Eli'av his firstborn, Avinadav second, Shim‘a third,