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THE MESSAGE
2 Chronicles 36:11
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. As far as God was concerned, he was just one more evil king; there wasn't a trace of contrition in him when the prophet Jeremiah preached God 's word to him. Then he compounded his troubles by rebelling against King Nebuchadnezzar, who earlier had made him swear in God's name that he would be loyal. He became set in his own stubborn ways—he never gave God a thought; repentance never entered his mind.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
Tzidkiyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim:
Tzidkiyahu was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Yerushalayim:
King James Version
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
New English Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for 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.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for 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:
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Zedekiah was one and twentie yeere olde, when he beganne to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeere in Ierusalem.
Zedekiah was one and twentie yeere olde, when he beganne to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeere in Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, 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.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
Contemporary English Version
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for eleven years.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for eleven years.
Complete Jewish Bible
Tzedekyah was twenty-one years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim.
Tzedekyah was twenty-one years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for eleven years in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
George Lamsa Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven 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.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Lexham English Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
Zedekiah was a son of twenty one years when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was a son of twenty one years when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
One and twentye yeare olde was Sedechias whan he was made kynge, & reigned eleuen yeare at Ierusalem,
One and twentye yeare olde was Sedechias whan he was made kynge, & reigned eleuen yeare at Ierusalem,
American Standard Version
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
Bible in Basic English
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Zedekia was one and twentie yeres old when he began the raigne, and raigned aleuen yeres in Hierusalem.
Zedekia was one and twentie yeres old when he began the raigne, and raigned aleuen yeres in Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem;
King James Version (1611)
Zedekiah was one and twentie yeres old, when he began to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeeres in Ierusalem.
Zedekiah was one and twentie yeres old, when he began to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeeres in Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Sedekias was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Sedekias was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be 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:
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sedechie was of oon and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede eleuene yeer in Jerusalem.
Sedechie was of oon and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede eleuene yeer in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
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.
Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
New King James Version
2 Kings 24:18-20; Jeremiah 52:1-3">[xr] Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
2 Kings 24:18-20; Jeremiah 52:1-3">[xr] Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
New Life Bible
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled eleven years in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Twenty-one years old, was Zedekiah when he began to reign, - and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Twenty-one years old, was Zedekiah when he began to reign, - and, eleven years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedeki'ah 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;
A son of twenty and one years [is] Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. As far as God was concerned, he was just one more evil king; there wasn't a trace of contrition in him when the prophet Jeremiah preached God 's word to him. Then he compounded his troubles by rebelling against King Nebuchadnezzar, who earlier had made him swear in God's name that he would be loyal. He became set in his own stubborn ways—he never gave God a thought; repentance never entered his mind. 14 The evil mindset spread to the leaders and priests and filtered down to the people—it kicked off an epidemic of evil, repeating the abominations of the pagans and polluting The Temple of God so recently consecrated in Jerusalem. 15 God , the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent warning messages to them. Out of compassion for both his people and his Temple he wanted to give them every chance possible. But they wouldn't listen; they poked fun at God's messengers, despised the message itself, and in general treated the prophets like idiots. God became more and more angry until there was no turning back— God called in Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who came and killed indiscriminately—and right in The Temple itself; it was a ruthless massacre: young men and virgins, the elderly and weak—they were all the same to him. 18And then he plundered The Temple of everything valuable, cleaned it out completely; he emptied the treasuries of The Temple of God, the treasuries of the king and his officials, and hauled it all, people and possessions, off to Babylon. He burned The Temple of God to the ground, knocked down the wall of Jerusalem, and set fire to all the buildings—everything valuable was burned up. Any survivor was taken prisoner into exile in Babylon and made a slave to Nebuchadnezzar and his family. The exile and slavery lasted until the kingdom of Persia took over. 21 This is exactly the message of God that Jeremiah had preached: the desolate land put to an extended sabbath rest, a seventy-year Sabbath rest making up for all the unkept Sabbaths.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
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one and twenty: 2 Kings 24:18-20, Jeremiah 52:1-3
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:17 - the king 1 Chronicles 3:14 - Josiah Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Jeremiah 1:3 - unto the end Jeremiah 27:12 - Zedekiah Jeremiah 32:1 - in the Jeremiah 34:2 - Go
Cross-References
Genesis 36:15
These are the chieftains in Esau's family tree. From the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, came the chieftains Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek—the chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; all of them sons of Adah.
These are the chieftains in Esau's family tree. From the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, came the chieftains Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek—the chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; all of them sons of Adah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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