II Kings · Chapter 24 King James Version

II Kings 24:18

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The Scripture

(18) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jehoiakim of Judah became a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar but later rebelled, bringing raiding bands against Judah as the LORD had warned through His prophets. His son Jehoiachin reigned only briefly before surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, who carried him and much of Jerusalem's population captive to Babylon.

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