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2 Kings 24:18-20
New English Translation
2 Kings 24:18-20
New English Translation
Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Hamutal,[b] the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 19 He did evil in the sight of[c] the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.[d]
20 What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the Lord’s anger; he finally threw them out of his presence.[e] Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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- 2 Kings 24:18 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Kings 24:18 tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”
- 2 Kings 24:19 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- 2 Kings 24:19 tn Heb “according to all which Jehoiakim had done.”
- 2 Kings 24:20 tn Heb “Surely [or, ‘for’] because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until he threw them out from upon his face.”
2 Kings 24:18-20
New International Version
2 Kings 24:18-20
New International Version
Zedekiah King of Judah(A)
18 Zedekiah(B) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19 He did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust(E) them from his presence.(F)
The Fall of Jerusalem(G)(H)(I)
Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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