Context Zedekiah Rules in Judah11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD. 13He 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. 14Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. 15The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place; 16but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, until there was no remedy. 17Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand. 18All the articles of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his officers, he brought them all to Babylon. 19Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles. 20Those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were complete. Cyrus Permits Return 22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah—the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up!’” Parallel Verses American Standard VersionZedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: Douay-Rheims Bible Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. Darby Bible Translation Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. English Revised Version Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: Webster's Bible Translation Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. World English Bible Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: Young's Literal Translation A son of twenty and one years is Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem; Library The Fall of Judah'Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. 13. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel. 14. Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Youthful Confessors The Last King of Judah Carried Captive into Babylon The Destruction of Jerusalem Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 36:11 NIV • 2 Chronicles 36:11 NLT • 2 Chronicles 36:11 ESV • 2 Chronicles 36:11 NASB • 2 Chronicles 36:11 KJV • 2 Chronicles 36:11 Bible Apps • 2 Chronicles 36:11 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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