Zedekiah Reigns in Judah
11 2 Kin. 24:18–20; Jer. 52:1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, andJer. 21:3–7; 44:10did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, whospoke from the mouth of the Lord. 13 And he also Jer. 52:3; Ezek. 17:15rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear anoath by God; but he 2 Kin. 17:14; (2 Chr. 30:8)stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. 14 Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
The Fall of Jerusalem
15 Jer. 7:13; 25:3, 4And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. 16 But 2 Chr. 30:10; Jer. 5:12, 13they mocked the messengers of God, (Prov. 1:24–32)despised His words, and Jer. 38:6; Matt. 23:34scoffed at His prophets, until the 2 Chr. 34:25; Ps. 79:5wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till therewas no remedy.