Jeremiah 52:1
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 the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jeremiah 52:1 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| ASV | 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 the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| YLT | A son of twenty and one years is Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| DARBY | Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| BBE | Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was king for eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
| Webster | 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, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. |
What does Jeremiah 52:1 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
This chapter was added after Jeremiah's time probably by Ezra, after the return from the captivity, of which it gives a short account, nearly the same as in 2Kgs 24:18-20, and 2Kgs 24:18-20. It is very properly subjoined to the preceding prophecies, in order to show how exactly they were fulfilled. It likewise forms a proper introduction to the following Lamentations, as it gives an account of the mournful events which gave rise to them. Zedekiah's evil reign and rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar, Jer 52:1-3. Jerusalem is taken by the Chaldeans after a siege of eighteen months, Jer 52:4-7. Zedekiah pursued and taken in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army dispersed, Jer 52:8, Jer 52:9. The king's sons and all the princes of Judah slain in Riblah, Jer 52:10. Zedekiah has his eyes put out by order of the Chaldean monarch; and is afterward bound in chains, carried to Babylon, and imprisoned for life, Jer 52:11. Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, burns and spoils the city and temple, Jer 52:12-19. The two pillars of the temple, with their dimensions and ornaments, Jer 52:20-23. The officers of the temple, and several others, carried away captives into Babylon, and then slain by order of Nebuchadnezzar, Jer 52:24-27. The number of Jews that Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive in the seventh year of his reign, Jer 52:28; in his eighteenth year, Jer 52:29; and in his twenty-third year, Jer 52:30. Evil-merodach, the son of Nebuchadnezzar, in the year of his accession to the throne of Babylon, (which was in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity, and the one hundred and ninety-first from the building of Rome, according to the computation of Varro), orders Jehoiachin to be taken out of prison, and treats him kindly for the remainder of his life, Jer 52:31-34. Verse 1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old - See 2Kgs 24:18.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 52:1-11
The fate of Zedekiah. (Jr 52:1-11) The destruction of Jerusalem. (Jr 52:12-23) The captivities. (Jr 52:24-30) The advancement of Jehoiachin. (Jr 52:31-34) Verses 1-11 This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, Ps. 51:11. None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Jeremiah 52:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 52:1
- 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.
- Joshua 10:29
Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- 2 Chronicles 36:11
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
- Joshua 15:42
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
- 2 Kings 8:22
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Zedekiah rebels.
4 Jerusalem is besieged and taken.
8 Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out.
12 Nebuzar-adan burns and spoils the city.
24 He carries away the captives.
28 The number of Jews carried captive.
31 Evil-merodach advances Jehoiachin.
A.M. 3406-3416. B.C. 598-588. one.
2Ki 24:18; 2Ch 36:11
begin to reign. Heb. reigned. Libnah.
Jos 10:29; 15:42
4 Jerusalem is besieged and taken.
8 Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out.
12 Nebuzar-adan burns and spoils the city.
24 He carries away the captives.
28 The number of Jews carried captive.
31 Evil-merodach advances Jehoiachin.
A.M. 3406-3416. B.C. 598-588. one.
2Ki 24:18; 2Ch 36:11
begin to reign. Heb. reigned. Libnah.
Jos 10:29; 15:42
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Jeremiah 52:1
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 the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- Jeremiah 52:2
And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Jeremiah 52:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ERA Sedechîas de edad de veintiún años cuando comenzó á reinar, y reinó once años en Jerusalem. Su madre se llamaba Hamutal, hija de Jeremías, de Libna. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ***Sédécias était âgé de 21 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Hamutal, fille de Jérémie de Libna. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Einundzwanzig Jahre war Zedekia alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte elf Jahre zu Jerusalem; und der Name seiner Mutter war Hamutal, die Tochter Jeremias, von Libna. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Filius viginti et unius anni erat Sedecias cum regnare cœpisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem. Et nomen matris ejus Amital filia Jeremiæ de Lobna. |