Jeremiah 52:1-3

New International Reader's Version

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother’s name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah. She was from Libnah. ² Zedekiah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as Jehoiakim had done. ³ The enemies of Jerusalem and Judah attacked them because the Lord was angry. In the end he threw them out of his land.

Zedekiah refused to obey the king of Babylon.