The Destruction of Jerusalem and Exile of Judah

52 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah.

As far as God was concerned, Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim.

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