2 Chronicles 36:13

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnez'zar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 36:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:13

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)

2 Chronicles 36:13 In-Context

11 Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

12 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD.

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnez'zar, who had made him swear by God; he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

14 All the leading priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

15 The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place;