| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 24:1:1 ⧉בְּיָמָ֣יוbeyamavin his days 2 Kings 24:1:2 ⧉עָלָ֔הalahe went up 2 Kings 24:1:3 ⧉נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzar 2 Kings 24:1:4 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of 2 Kings 24:1:5 ⧉בָּבֶ֑לbavelBabylon 2 Kings 24:1:6 ⧉וַיְהִי־ל֨וֹvayehiloand he became to him or and it came to be for him 2 Kings 24:1:7 ⧉יְהוֹיָקִ֥יםyehoyakimJehoiakim 2 Kings 24:1:8 ⧉עֶ֙בֶד֙evedservant 2 Kings 24:1:9 ⧉שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthree 2 Kings 24:1:10 ⧉שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyears 2 Kings 24:1:11 ⧉וַיָּ֖שָׁבvayashavand he turned back 2 Kings 24:1:12 ⧉וַיִּמְרָד־בּֽוֹ׃vayimradboand he rebelled against him |
| 1. Formal Translation In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he rebelled against him. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation During Jehoiakim’s days, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim served him as vassal for three years. Then he turned back and rebelled against him. |