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2 Kings 24:18-19
New English Translation
2 Kings 24:18-19
New English Translation
Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Hamutal,[b] the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 19 He did evil in the sight of[c] the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.[d]
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- 2 Kings 24:18 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Kings 24:18 tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”
- 2 Kings 24:19 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- 2 Kings 24:19 tn Heb “according to all which Jehoiakim had done.”
2 Kings 24:18-19
Common English Bible
2 Kings 24:18-19
Common English Bible
Zedekiah rules Judah
18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal; she was Jeremiah’s daughter and was from Libnah. 19 He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes, just as Jehoiakim had done.
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