Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule. He ruled 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
Jeremiah 27:1 - Easy To Read Version A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came during the fourth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. {\cf2\super [210]} Zedekiah was the son of King Josiah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IN THE beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: American Standard Version (1901) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, Common English Bible Early in the rule of Judah’s King Zedekiah, Josiah’s son, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: Catholic Public Domain Version In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, this word came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: |
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule. He ruled 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
This message came from the Lord during the first year that Jehoiakim was king {\cf2\super [204]} of Judah. Jehoiakim was the son of King Josiah.
“‘I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Zedekiah, you must place your neck under the yoke {\cf2\super [214]} of the king of Babylon and obey him. If you serve the king of Babylon and his people, then you will live.
Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send the messages with the messengers of these kings that have come to Jerusalem to see Zedekiah king of Judah.
In the fifth month of the fourth year {\cf2\super [218]} that Zedekiah was king of Judah, Hananiah the prophet spoke to me. Hananiah was the son of a man named Azzur. Hananiah was from the town of Gibeon. Hananiah was in the Lord’s temple when he spoke to me. The priests and all the people were there also. This is what Hananiah said:
This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah during the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. {\cf2\super [264]} The tenth year of Zedekiah was the 18th year of Nebuchadnezzar.