18. Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from the city of Libnah.
19. King Zedekiah sinned against the Lord, just as King Jehoiakim had done.
20. The Lord became so angry with the people of Jerusalem and Judah that he banished them from his sight.