2 Kings 24:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷The king of Babylon made Mattaniah king in his father’s stead, and he changed his name to Zedekiah.

¹⁸Reign of Zedekiah.^[a] Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.

¹⁹He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, everything that Jehoiakim had done.

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Footnotes

2 Kings 24:18 Zedekiah brings the sin of Judah to its completion and hastens the destruction of the country. The section from 24:18—25:30 is repeated as the conclusion of the Book of Jeremiah (ch. 52). In Jer 37–38, there is also a record of the meetings and conversation between the prophet (who urges the uselessness of resistance) and the king.

2 Kings 24:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(A)

Zedekiah King of Judah^(B)

¹⁸Zedekiah^(C) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal^(D) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. ¹⁹He did evil^(E) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done.