Judah’s King Zedekiah

18 Zedekiah(A) was 21 years old when he became king(B) and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.(D) 20 Because of the Lord’s anger,(E) it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence.(F) Then, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.(G)

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Judah’s King Zedekiah

11 Zedekiah was 21 years old(A) when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. 12 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself(B) before Jeremiah the prophet at the Lord’s command.(C) 13 He also rebelled against(D) King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate[a](E) and hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:13 Lit He stiffened his neck

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