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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Zedekiah Reigns over Judah
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.(A) 19 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done.(B)
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