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King Zedekiah’s Request to Jeremiah

37 King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, made Zedekiah son of Josiah king in place of Jehoiachin[a] son of Jehoiakim. But neither Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people of the land obeyed the word of the Lord that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:1 Hebrew Coniah

Jeremiah in Prison

37 Zedekiah(A) son of Josiah was made king(B) of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[a](C) son of Jehoiakim. Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention(D) to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:1 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin