2 Chronicles 36:5-8

2 Chronicles 36:5-8

[5] Jehoiakim  was twenty  and five  years  old  when he began to reign,  eleven  years  in Jerusalem:  and he did  that which was evil  in the sight  of the LORD  his God.  [6] Against him came up  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of Babylon,  and bound  him in fetters,  him to Babylon.  [7] Nebuchadnezzar  also carried  of the vessels  of the house  of the LORD  to Babylon,  and put  them in his temple  at Babylon.  [8] Now the rest  of the acts  of Jehoiakim,  and his abominations  which he did,  and that which was found  in him, behold, they are written  in the book  of the kings  of Israel  and Judah:  and Jehoiachin  his son  reigned  in his stead.

What does 2 Chronicles 36:5-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Babylonians took Jehoiakim captive to Babylon, and they took some of the glory of the temple, and of the God it represented, with him.
"Taking temple objects was common in times such as this, as it represented the complete military and religious conquest of a city (cf. Daniel 1:1-2; Ezra 1:7)." [1]
Jehoiakim"s conduct did nothing to retard the inevitable conquest of Jerusalem. Judah"s captivity was one step closer when Babylon replaced Egypt as the controller of God"s people.