¹¹Zedekiah was twenty-one years old^e when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹²And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for^f Yahweh.

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Footnotes

eLiterally “was a son of twenty and one years”
fLiterally “from the mouth of”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command.

NLTNew Living Translation

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.

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