2 Raja-raja 24:18

Zedekiah’s Reign over Judah

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother ²  was Hamutal, ³  the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

Yeremia 52:1

The Fall of Jerusalem

52:1 ⁴ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem ⁵  for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal ⁶  daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

[24:18]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:18]  ² tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[24:18]  ³ tc Some textual witnesses support the consonantal text (Kethib) in reading “Hamital.”

[52:1]  ⁴ sn 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.

[52:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[52:1]  ⁶ tn Some textual witnesses support the Kethib (consonantal text) in reading “Hamital.”