KJV King James Version
Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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2 Kings 24:18
Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
WEB World English Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
ASV American Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A son of twenty and one years is Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 24
15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, [those] carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and] apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעֶשְׂרִ֨יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַחַ֤תH259 · e.chadoneשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּH6667 · tsid.qiy.yahZedekiahבְמָלְכ֔וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוְאַחַ֤תH259 · e.chadoneעֶשְׂרֵה֙H6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םH8034 · shemnameאִמּ֔וֹH517 · emmotherחֲמוּטַ֥לH2537 · cha.mu.talHamutalבַּֽת־H1323 · batdaughterיִרְמְיָ֖הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃H3841 · liv.nahLibnah
Cross-references
2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.Jeremiah 52:1-11Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.2 Chronicles 36:11Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.Jeremiah 37:1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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