Text: 2 Chronicles 36:11
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 24:18
Subject: rule of Zedekiah
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts introduce Zedekiah, Judah's last king, with the same formula: age 21 at accession, 11-year reign, mother Hamutal. Both give the negative evaluation "he did evil in the eyes of the LORD." The Chronicler adds crucial details about Zedekiah's spiritual failure: "He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD" and "he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD" (2 Chr 36:12-13). This characterization of Zedekiah as the king who refused prophetic warning provides the theological explanation for the final catastrophe that follows.