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Jerusalem Is Captured

(2 Kings 24.18—25.30; 2 Chronicles 36.11-21)

52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah,[a] and he ruled from Jerusalem for eleven years.[b] His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from the town of Libnah.[c] Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done,

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Footnotes

  1. 52.1 appointed king of Judah: By Nebuchadnezzar (see 37.1).
  2. 52.1 he ruled … years: Ruled 598–586 b.c.
  3. 52.1 Jeremiah from the town of Libnah: Not the same Jeremiah as the author of this book (see 1.1).

The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)(C)

52 Zedekiah(D) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.(E) He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim(F) had done.

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