Jeremiah 52:1-2

Contemporary English Version

Jerusalem Is Captured

(2 Kings 24.18—25.30; 2 Chronicles 36.11-21)

52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah,^[a] and he ruled from Jerusalem for eleven years.^[b] His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from the town of Libnah.^{[c] 2} Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done,