2 Kings 24:18-20

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King Zedekiah of Judah

(2 Chronicles 36.11-16; Jeremiah 52.1-3)

¹⁸^(A) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. ¹⁹Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰^(B) It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.

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2 Chronicles 36:11-13

Contemporary English Version

King Zedekiah of Judah

(2 Kings 24.18-20; Jeremiah 52.1-3)

¹¹^(A) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. ¹²He disobeyed the Lord his God and refused to change his ways, even after a warning from Jeremiah, the Lord's prophet.

¹³^(B) King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had forced Zedekiah to promise in God's name that he would be loyal. Zedekiah was stubborn and refused to turn back to the Lord God of Israel, so he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

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