2 Chronicles 36:11
New International Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

New Living Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

English Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

King James Bible
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

New King James Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.

NASB 1995
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

NASB 1977
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.

Christian Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:

Contemporary English Version
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years.

English Revised Version
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years.

International Standard Version
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.

Majority Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

NET Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Zedekiah [is] a son of twenty-one years in his reigning, and he has 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;

Smith's Literal Translation
The son of twenty and one years was Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years reigned he in Jerusalem.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.

New American Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Tsedeqia was a son of twenty and one years when he arose in the Kingdom, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Sedekias was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Zedekiah Reigns in Judah
11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 52:1-3
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. / And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

2 Kings 24:18-20
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. / And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 37:1-2
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. / But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

Ezekiel 17:12-21
“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...

Jeremiah 38:5-6
“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.” / So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Jeremiah 39:1-7
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. ...

Jeremiah 21:1-10
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said, / “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.” / But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that ...

Jeremiah 34:1-7
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. ...

Ezekiel 21:25-27
And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’

Jeremiah 24:8-10
But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. / I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”

Jeremiah 27:12-15
And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live! / Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? / Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie. ...

Jeremiah 29:16-19
this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile— / this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. / I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. ...

Jeremiah 32:1-5
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. / At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah. / For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. ...

Jeremiah 34:8-22
After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...

Matthew 1:11
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.


Treasury of Scripture

Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

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2 Kings 24:18-20
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…

Jeremiah 52:1-3
Zedekiah 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…

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1. Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt
5. Jehoiakim reigning ill, is carried bound into Babylon
9. Jehoiachin succeeding, reigns ill, and is brought into Babylon
11. Zedekiah succeeding, reigns ill, despite the prophets, and rebels against Nebuchadnezzar
14. Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and the people, is wholly destroyed
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Zedekiah
The name Zedekiah means "The Lord is my righteousness" in Hebrew. He was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest. His reign marks a significant period in biblical history, as it was during his rule that Jerusalem fell. Zedekiah's life and reign are a testament to the consequences of disobedience to God, as he failed to heed the warnings of the prophet Jeremiah. His account is a sobering reminder of the importance of aligning one's life with God's will.

was twenty-one years old
This phrase highlights the youth and inexperience of Zedekiah when he ascended to the throne. In the ancient Near Eastern context, kingship often required wisdom and maturity, qualities that Zedekiah may have lacked at such a young age. His age at the time of his ascension underscores the challenges he faced in leading a nation during a tumultuous period. It serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking God's guidance, especially when one feels inadequate or unprepared for the tasks at hand.

when he became king
Zedekiah's ascension to the throne was not merely a political event but a significant moment in the spiritual history of Judah. His kingship was marked by a failure to follow God's commandments, leading to the eventual downfall of Jerusalem. This phrase invites reflection on the responsibilities of leadership and the impact of one's spiritual decisions on a nation. It challenges believers to consider how they can lead with integrity and faithfulness in their own spheres of influence.

and he reigned in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the city of David, was the spiritual and political heart of Judah. Zedekiah's reign in this sacred city highlights the gravity of his role as king. Jerusalem was not just a physical location but a symbol of God's presence and covenant with His people. Zedekiah's failure to uphold the covenant led to the city's destruction, serving as a poignant reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. This phrase encourages believers to cherish and uphold the spiritual heritage entrusted to them.

eleven years
The duration of Zedekiah's reign, eleven years, is significant in biblical numerology, where the number eleven can symbolize disorder and judgment. His reign was marked by political instability and spiritual decline, culminating in the Babylonian exile. This period serves as a warning of the dangers of ignoring God's prophets and commands. It inspires believers to remain steadfast in their faith, even in the face of adversity, trusting that God's plans ultimately lead to restoration and hope.

ZEDEKIAH AND THE FINAL CATASTROPHE (2Chronicles 36:11-21). (Comp. 2Kings 24:18 to 2Kings 25:21; Jeremiah 39, 52; Jeremiah 3 Esdr. 1:44-55.)

(11) Zedekiah was one and twenty.--So 2Kings 24:18, adding his mother's name (Hamutal, who was also mother of Jehoahaz).

Before Jeremian . . . mouth of the Lord.--Not in Kings. (Comp. Jeremiah 21, Jeremiah 22:1-10, Jeremiah 27, 28, 32-34, 37, 38) . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Zedekiah
צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites

was twenty-one
עֶשְׂרִ֧ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

years old
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

when he became king,
בְמָלְכ֑וֹ (ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

and he reigned
מָלַ֖ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

eleven
וְאַחַ֤ת (wə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

years.
שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year


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