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King Jehoiachin of Judah

(2 Kings 24.8-17)

Jehoiachin was 18 years[a] old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months and 10 days from Jerusalem. Jehoiachin also disobeyed the Lord by doing evil. 10 (A) In the spring of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had Jehoiachin arrested and taken to Babylon, along with more of the valuable items in the temple. Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Zedekiah king of Judah.

King Zedekiah of Judah

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

11 (B) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years.

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Footnotes

  1. 36.9 18 years: Some manuscripts of one ancient translation (see also 2 Kings 24.8); Hebrew “8 years.”

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