... > Bible > Old Testament > the divided kingdom: story of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) > story of the kings and kingdom of Judah (part III) > story of Jehoiachin (Joachin), son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kings 24:8-16, 25:27-30; 2 Chronicles 36:9-10) > first siege of Jerusalem ~ story of Jehoiachin > Nebuchadnezzar captures the city; Jehoiachin, his mother, his wives, and the royal princes are carried away as prisoners (first siege of Jerusalem