Jeremiah 52:1-3

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The Fall of Jerusalem

52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah.^[a] Hamutal’s family was from the town of Libnah. ² Zedekiah did evil things, just as King Jehoiakim had done. The Lord did not like Zedekiah doing those evil things. ³ Terrible things happened to the people of Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, he threw them out of his presence.

Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.