0 Did Jehoiakim die in Babylon or near Jerusalem?

Did Jehoiakim die in Babylon or near Jerusalem?


He died in Babylon.

Jehoiakim ... did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 2 Chronicles 36:5-6

He died near Jerusalem.

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiachim .... He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. Jeremaih 22:18-19

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