2 Kings 24:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:13

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had forced Zedekiah to promise in God's name that he would be loyal. Zedekiah was stubborn and refused to turn back to the Lord God of Israel, so he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Corinthians 1:20

What happened to those wise people? What happened to those experts in the Scriptures? What happened to the ones who think they have all the answers? Didn't God show that the wisdom of this world is foolish?

2 Kings 22:17

The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshiped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.

Deuteronomy 29:27

and so he became furious and punished the land with all the curses in The Book of God's Law. Then he pulled up Israel by the roots and tossed them into a foreign country, where they still are today.

Deuteronomy 2:30

But Sihon refused to let us go across his country, because the Lord made him stubborn and eager to fight us. The Lord told me, “I am going to help you defeat Sihon and take his land, so attack him!”

Genesis 4:16

But Cain had to go far from the Lord and live in the Land of Wandering, which is east of Eden.

Deuteronomy 4:24

The Lord will be angry if you worship other gods, and he can be like a fire destroying everything in its path.

2 Kings 23:26

But the Lord was still furious with the people of Judah because Manasseh had done so many things to make him angry.

Psalm 51:11

Don't chase me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.

Jeremiah 37:2

But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the Lord had told me.

Jeremiah 52:3

and it was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he finally turned his back on them. That's why horrible things were happening there.

2 Kings 24:1

During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded and took control of Judah. Jehoiakim obeyed Nebuchadnezzar for three years, but then he rebelled.

2 Kings 24:3

and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned

Ezekiel 17:12

Ezekiel, ask the rebellious people of Israel if they know what this story means. Tell them that the king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem, then he captured the king of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon as prisoners.

Ezekiel 19:14

where her stem caught fire, and flames burned her branches and fruit. Not one strong branch is left; she is stripped bare. This funeral song must be sung with sorrow.