2 Kings 24:17-20
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17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle,[b] king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(A)
Judah’s King Zedekiah
18 Zedekiah(B) was 21 years old when he became king(C) and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal(D) daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.(E) 20 Because of the Lord’s anger,(F) it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence.(G) Then, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.(H)
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- 2 Kings 24:17 Lit his
- 2 Kings 24:17 = brother in 2Ch 36:10; Jr 37:1
1 Chronicles 3:16
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16 Jehoiakim’s sons:
his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.
Jeremiah 21:1
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Zedekiah’s Request Denied
21 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur(A) son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah(B) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking,
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Jeremiah 27:1
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The Yoke of Babylon
27 At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah[a] son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:[b]
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Some Hb mss, Syr, Arabic; other Hb mss, DSS read Jehoiakim
- Jeremiah 27:1 LXX omits this v.
Jeremiah 39:2
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2 In the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.
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