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And the force of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army was dispersed from about him.

And he slew the sons of Sedekias before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Sedekias, and bound him in fetters, and brought him to Babylon.

And the king of Babylon smote them and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Æmath. So Juda was carried away from his land.

And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the carrying away of Joachim king of Juda, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evialmarodec king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Joachim king of Juda, and brought him out of his prison-house.

And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.

And his portion, a continual portion, was given him out of the house of the king, a daily rate for every day all the days of his life.

And these are their kings, Balac the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dennaba.

And Balac died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosorrha reigned in his stead.

And Jobab died, and Asom of the land of the Thaemanites reigned in his stead.

And Asom died, and Adad the son of Barad reigned in his stead, who smote Madiam in the plain of Moab: and the name of his city was Gethaim.

And Adad died, and Sebla of Masecca reigned in his stead.

And Sebla died, and Saul of Rhoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

And Saul died, and Balaennor son of Achobor reigned in his stead.

And Balaennor died, and Adad son of Barad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Phogor.

And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda were five.

And Jessae begot his first-born Eliab, Aminadab was the second, Samaa the third,

And the sons of Jerameel the first-born of Esron were, the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and Asan his brother.

And Sosan had no sons, but daughters. And Sosan had an Egyptian servant, and his name was Jochel.

And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel his servant to wife; and she bore him Ethi.