2 Kings 24:18

What does 2 Kings 24:18 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 24:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years; his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

A son of twenty and one years <FI>is<Fi> Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobna.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Context

v.17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

v.18This passage

v.19And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:11

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

  • Jeremiah 52:1

    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.

  • 2 Kings 23:31

    Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

  • Jeremiah 37:1

    And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

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