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Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
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The Final King
This verse introduces Zedekiah, the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. Commentators frame his reign as the beginning of the 'final catastrophe.' While the verse itself is a simple statement of fact about his age and reign, it sets the stage for the tragic conclusion of the kingdom of Judah.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
ZEDEKIAH AND THE FINAL CATASTROPHE (2 Chronicles 36:11–21). (Compare to 2 Kings 24:18–25:21;[Reference Jer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)
Presbyterian
The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem occurred gradually. The methods God uses to call sinners back by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providen…
