2 Kings 24:18

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ tzid.ki.Ya.hu	H6667	Tsidkijah · proper noun, a man's name
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
one	וְאַחַ֤ת ve.'a.Chat	H259	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
years	שָׁנָה֙ sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
reign	בְמָלְכ֔וֹ ve.ma.le.Kho	H4427	to reign · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
eleven	וְאַחַ֤ת ve.'a.Chat	H259	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
years	שָׁנָ֔ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Hamutal	חֲמוּטַ֥ל cha.mi.tal	H2537	Chamutal or Chamital · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַּֽת bat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
Libnah	מִלִּבְנָֽה mi.liv.Nah	H3841	Libnah · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

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,…
Jeremiah 52:1-11 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 th…
2 Chronicles 36:11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 37:1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the lan…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

This should have been the history of king Jehoiachin's reign, but, alas! it is only the history of king Jehoiachin's captivity, as it is called, Eze 1:2. He came to the crown, not to have the honour of wearing it, but the shame of losing it. Ideo tantum venerat, ut exiret - He came in only to go out. I. His reign was short and inconsiderable. He reigned but three months, and then was removed and carried captive to Babylon, as his father, it is likely, would have been if he had lived but so much longer. What an unhappy young prince was this, that was thrust into a falling house, a sinking throne! What an unnatural father had he, who begat him to suffer for him, and by his own sin and folly ha…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:17

ZEDEKIAH'S EVIL REIGN. (Kg2 24:17-20) the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his stead--Adhering to his former policy of maintaining a show of monarchy, Nebuchadnezzar appointed the third and youngest son of Josiah (Ch1 3:15), full brother of Jehoahaz, and uncle of the captive Jehoiachin. But, according to the custom of conquerors, who changed the names of the great men they took captives in war, in token of their supremacy, he gave him the new name of Zedekiah--that is, "The righteous of God." This being a purely Hebrew name, it seems that he allowed the puppet king to choose his own name, which was confirmed. His heart towards God was the same as that of Jehoi…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:17

Made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead - He was the son of Josiah, and brother to Jehoiakim. Changed his name to Zedekiah - See the note on Kg2 23:34.

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:18

Zedekiah was twenty years old when he began to reign,.... So that he was but between nine and ten years of age when his father Josiah died; for Jehoahaz reigned three months, Jehoiakim eleven years, and his son three months and ten days: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah; by which it appears that he was the brother of Jehoahaz by father and mother's side, 2 Kings 23:31. This and the two following verses are expressed in the same words as in Jeremiah 52:1, (see Gill on Jeremiah 52:1, Jeremiah 52:2, Jeremiah 52:3), in 2 Chronicles 36:10, besides what is here said, is written, that he humbled not himself before Jeremi…

Dictionary and topics

Hamutal — Kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother of king Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31), also of king Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18).
Jeremiah — Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.…
Kings, The Books of — The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third…
Zedekiah — Righteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz…
Hamutal · The mother of Jehoahaz and Ze — The mother of Jehoahaz and Ze
Jeremiah · 1. Of Libnah, grandfather of Jehoahaz — 1. Of Libnah, grandfather of Jehoahaz
Zedekiah · 1. Ma — 1. Ma

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 24:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:17

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:18

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 24:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:17

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:18

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 24:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 24:18-20

Rashi on 2 Kings 24:17