Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- KJV Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
- BSB Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
- NKJV Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
- NASB Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.
- NLT Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
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Quick answer
Zedekiah becomes king at twenty-one and reigns eleven years. Judah's last monarch begins his ill-fated rule.
Overview
The Chronicler notes Zedekiah's age and the length of his reign in Jerusalem. As the final king before the exile, his reign will bring the long-warned judgment to its climax. The bare introduction sets the stage for the catalogue of his failures and the fall of the city.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Kgs 24:18–20Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- Jer 27:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
- Jer 28:1That same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in Yahweh’s house, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
- Jer 52:1–3Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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