^52:1¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem² for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal³ daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

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Footnotes

1 This final chapter does not mention Jeremiah, but its description of the downfall of Jerusalem and exile of the people validates the prophet’s ministry.
2 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
3 Some textual witnesses support the Kethib (consonantal text) in reading “Hamital.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

NLTNew Living Translation

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old at his beginning to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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