2nd Kings Chapter Twenty-four

 2Ki 24:1  In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. 

2Ki 24:2  And Jehovah sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 

2Ki 24:3  Surely at the commandment of Jehovah came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did, 

2Ki 24:4  and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon. 

2Ki 24:5  Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 

2Ki 24:6  So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 

2Ki 24:7  And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 

2Ki 24:8  Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 

2Ki 24:9  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done. 

2Ki 24:10  At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 

2Ki 24:11  And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it; 

2Ki 24:12  and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 

2Ki 24:13  And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Jehovah, as Jehovah had said. 

2Ki 24:14  And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. 

2Ki 24:15  And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 

2Ki 24:16  And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 

2Ki 24:17  And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 

2Ki 24:18  Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 

2Ki 24:19  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 

2Ki 24:20  For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 

Verses 1-7 (Compare Dan. 1:1-2): Babylon and multiple other nations come up against Judah. 
DANIEL:

Dan 1:1  In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 

Dan 1:2  And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.

Revealing Fact: Pulpit Commentary - (Paraphrased) Judah is thick with troubles. Within three years of Egypt's victories by Pharaoh-Necho, Nebuchadnezzar is sent to eastern regions to assert dominion. Jeremiah 46:2-12 deals with the great battle at Carchemish between Egypt and Babylon where Pharaoh-Necho is defeated. With Egypt out of the way, Babylon is free to assert its power. Jehoiakim submits to Nebuchadnezzar, but revolts three years later (602). Wars with neighbors ensue for four years (but not directly with Babylon at first). 2Chronicles 36:6 reveals Nebuchadnezzar's second assault against Judah and the taking of Jerusalem. Jehoiakim is executed and his body is humiliated (Jer. 22:30, 36:30-32) although the 2nd Kings writer leaves out the indignities.

Verses 8-12; 2nd Chronicles 36:9-10 Summary: Nebuchadnezzar enters Jerusalem and takes the king and his entourage.  - Jehoiachin is eighteen years old when he reigns, and reigns for three months. Nebuchadnezzar makes his brother Zedekiah king. Zedekiah is twenty-one years old.

NOTES: Verse 17 - Zedekiah is actually Jehoiachin's uncle!

Verses 13-16 Summary: Virtually all of Jerusalem's finest citizens were taken captive. Only the poorest of the population were left behind.

2. What prophet was taken into captivity in this invasion? See Ezekiel 1:1-3

Verses 17-20, 2nd Chronicles 36:11-14 Summary: Zedekiah is an evil king. He rebels against Babylon.

Zedekiah refused to listen to God's words through Jeremiah. The priests also defiled the house of God. They also stubbornly refused to listen to God through Jeremiah.

Note: Remember, there was a time that the Levites migrated to Judah so they could worship as was directed by Jehovah. Even more recent to this context, during the reign of Joash, we saw that it was the priest Jehoiada that kept the king straight and narrow. 
Whether or not these priests were Levitical is unknown from this text. It may have been a Jeroboam type issue where the kings just makes anyone a priest to suit his own purposes. Either way, the importance of a humble king and a strong priesthood seems to be the key to staying upright with God.

How does that play out today?