Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his officers, and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign — Jehoiachin surrenders to Nebuchadnezzar, along with his mother, officials, and court. The phrase 'gave himself up' (וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל, *way-yetzei el-melekh Bavel*) indicates surrender, avoiding further bloodshed through immediate capitulation. The parenthetical '(in the eighth year of his reign)' is unclear—possibly referencing Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year or a chronicler's error. Jehoiachin's surrender initiates the first phase of exile: the deportation of the king and court.

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