2 Kings 24:18-20
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Judah’s King Zedekiah
18 Zedekiah(A) was twenty-one years old when he became king,(B) and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.(D) 20 Because of the Lord’s anger,(E) it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he finally banished them from his presence.(F) Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.(G)
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2 Chronicles 36:11-13
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Judah’s King Zedekiah
11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old(A) when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself(B) before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command.(C) 13 He also rebelled against(D) King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate[a](E) and hardened his heart against returning to the Lord, the God of Israel.
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- 36:13 Lit He stiffened his neck
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