Later text
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Intertextuality Pair
Jeremiah 52:1 → 2 Kings 24:18
Quotation
Earlier text
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Significance
Jeremiah 52:1 and 2 Kings 24:18 are virtually identical: "Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years." These are parallel historiographical accounts of Jerusalem's final king, with Jeremiah 52 serving as a historical appendix to Jeremiah's prophecy that draws directly from the Deuteronomistic History in 2 Kings. The near-verbatim correspondence confirms that Jeremiah 52 was not authored by Jeremiah himself (since 51:64 notes "the words of Jeremiah end here") but was appended to vindicate the prophet's predictions by narrating the historical events he foretold — the fall of Jerusalem, the exile, and Zedekiah's capture.
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- Reference Type
- Direct Quotation
- Connection Method(s)
- None
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