2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah Rules in Judah

11 1Zedekiah was twenty-one * years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven * years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:11

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)

2 Chronicles 36:11 In-Context

9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the LORD .
10 At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the LORD , and he made his kinsman Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Zedekiah 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; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD .
13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 24:18-20; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 52:1
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