18 (A)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (B)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (C)in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For it was (D)due to the anger of the Lord that this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He cast them out of His presence. And (E)Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.

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Zedekiah Rules in Judah

11 (A)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God; (B)he did not humble himself (C)before Jeremiah the prophet [a]who spoke for the Lord. 13 (D)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance by God. But (E)he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:12 Lit from the mouth of the Lord

and send [a]word to the king of (A)Edom, the king of (B)Moab, the king of the sons of (C)Ammon, the king of (D)Tyre, and to the king of (E)Sidon [b]by the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 27:3 Lit them
  2. Jeremiah 27:3 Lit by the hand of

12 I spoke words like all these to (A)Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!

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