10 At the turn of the year (A)King Nebuchadnezzar summoned him and took him to Babylon, (B)with the costly articles from the house of the Lord, and made (C)Zedekiah,[a] [b]Jehoiakim’s brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah(D)

11 (E)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and (F)did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:10 Or Mattaniah
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:10 Lit. his brother, 2 Kin. 24:17

10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,(A) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,[a] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Zedekiah King of Judah(B)

11 Zedekiah(C) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord(D) his God and did not humble(E) himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)