2 Chronicles 36:11-13

Zedekiah Rules in Judah

11 1Zedekiah 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; 2he did not humble himself 3before * Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD.
13 4He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But 5he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 36:11-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 36

This chapter records the reigns of the four kings of Judah, and the captivity of the Jews, the short reign of Jehoahaz, deposed by the king of Egypt, and his brother Eliakim or Jehoiakim set up in his room, 2Ch 36:1-4, the reign of Jehoiakim, who was bound and carried away by Nebuchadnezzar, 2Ch 36:5-8, the reign of Jehoiachin his son, who also in a short time was taken and carried to Babylon by the same king, 2Ch 36:9,10, the reign of Zedekiah, who also rebelled against the king of Babylon, and he and his people were taken and carried captive by him for his sins, which are here mentioned, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and where the Jews continued until the reign of the kingdom of Persia, 2Ch 36:11-21 and the chapter is concluded with the proclamation of Cyrus king of Persia, and with which also the next book begins, 2Ch 36:22,23.

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Cross References 5

  • 1. 2 Kings 24:18-20; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 52:1
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 33:23
  • 3. Jeremiah 21:3-7
  • 4. Jeremiah 52:3; Ezekiel 17:15
  • 5. 2 Chronicles 30:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "from the mouth of the LORD
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