Verse 18
2 Kings 24:18
Free Bible Version
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Zedekiah was twenty-one when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah. She came from Libnah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְ/אַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ וְ/אַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/שֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔/וֹ חמיטל חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִ/לִּבְנָֽה
English Translation
He was twenty-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.
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Chapter 24 Context
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During the reign of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, invaded the country and Jehoiakim su...
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Then the Lord sent bands of raiders against Judah to destroy them. They came from Babylonia, Aram, M...
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The Lord spoke against Judah to banish them from his presence because of all the sins that Manasseh...
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filling Jerusalem with their blood. The Lord was not willing to forgive this.
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The rest of what happened in Jehoiakim's reign, and all he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicl...
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Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin succeeded him as king.
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The king of Egypt didn't leave his country again for the king of Babylon had taken all the territory...
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Jehoiachin was eighteen when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for three months. His mothe...
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Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord's sight, just as his father had done.
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At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and besieged it.
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Then Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon came himself while his officers were besieging the city.
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Jehoiachin, king of Israel, surrendered to the king of Babylon, along with his mother, his officers,...
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Nebuchadnezzar took all the treasures from the Lord's Temple and the royal palace, and he cut up all...
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He deported all of Jerusalem, all the commanders and experienced soldiers, all the craftsmen and met...
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He took Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon, as well as the king's mother and the king's wives and...
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The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon all seven thousand fighting men and one thousand crafts...
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The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king instead of him, and changed his name to...
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Zedekiah was twenty-one when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mothe...
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He did evil in the Lord's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.
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All this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, because of the Lord's anger, until he eventually banished...
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