2 Kings 24:18

Translations

Modern

Zedekiah 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.

Traditional

Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Literal

Zedekiah was a son of twenty-one years in his reigning, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Latin

Vigesimum et primum annum ætatis habebat Sedecias cum regnare cœpisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus erat Amital filia Jeremiæ de Lobna.

Original

Hebrew

English

Zedekiah 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.

Notes

2 Kings 24:18–20

Zedekiah ruled Jerusalem for eleven years, from 597 to 586 BC, and was as evil as Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36–37). The Lord was punishing Jerusalem and Judah for their sins (see 2 Kings 17:19; 20:16–17; 21:12–15; 22:15–20; 23:26–27).
Zedekiah also rebelled: His rebellion might have been part of an anti-Babylonian alliance led by Pharaoh Apries of Egypt. When Apries became king around 589 BC, he wanted to restore Egypt's former glory. Zedekiah seemed to trust him (compare Ezekiel 17:15–18). However, like earlier kings (2 Kings 17:4; 24:1–3), Zedekiah found that Egypt offered little help (compare 2 Kings 18:20–21; Jeremiah 37:3–10; Ezekiel 29:6–7).

2 Kings 24:1–25:21

Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC.

He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Canaanite Religion Making Sense of the Exile The Collapse of Culture

Events

Reign of Zedekiahc. 597 BC

Related verses

2 Kings 23:31
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Jeremiah 52:1–11
Zedekiah 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.
2 Chronicles 36:11
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 36:11–14 Jeremiah 52:1–3

People

Hamutal: Mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, kings of Judah Jeremiah: Father-in-law of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Libnah: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua; a Levitical city

Glossary

Babylon, Babylonia Book of Jeremiah Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Hamutal Jeremiah (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Libnah

Topics

Hamutal: The Mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah Jeremiah: of Libnah, Grandfather of Jehoahaz Prophecies Concerning Israel: Zedekiah is Made King by Nebuchadnezzar Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar

2 Kings 24:18

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