¹⁸ Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ¹⁹ Zedekiah practiced what the Lord considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done, ²⁰ because through the Lord’s anger these things happened^[a] to Jerusalem and Judah until he threw them from his presence.

Nebuchadnezzar Captures Jerusalem

²⁰ Zedekiah then rebelled against the king of Babylon,

The Fall of Jerusalem

52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ² Zedekiah^[a] had done evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Jehoiakim had done. ³ Because Jerusalem and Judah had angered the Lord, he cast them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon,