2 Chronicles 36:10-14
2 Chronicles 36:10
At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and had him brought to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the Lord; and he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. Zedekiah Rules in Judah
2 Chronicles 36:11
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:12
He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the Lord.
2 Chronicles 36:13
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 36:14
Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.