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Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> These things happened because of the LORD’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/esv/2_kings/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> For because of the anger of the LORD it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24.htm">King James Bible</a> For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/24.htm">New King James Version</a> For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For it was due to the anger of the LORD that this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He cast them out of His presence. And Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> For through the anger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For through the anger of the LORD this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For through the anger of Yahweh this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/amp/2_kings/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Because of the anger of the LORD these things happened in Jerusalem and Judah, and it [finally] came to the point that He cast them from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of the LORD’s anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he finally banished them from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of the LORD&#8217s anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence. Then, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/asv/2_kings/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the LORD so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening. <a href="/erv/2_kings/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> For through the anger of the LORD did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence: and Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD became angry with Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD became so angry with the people of Jerusalem and Judah that he banished them from his sight. <a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> because through the LORD's anger these things happened to Jerusalem and Judah until he threw them from his presence. Zedekiah then rebelled against the king of Babylon, <a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/net/2_kings/24.htm">NET Bible</a> What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the LORD's anger; he finally threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For through the anger of the LORD, it happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/web/2_kings/24.htm">World English Bible</a> For through the anger of Yahweh, this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for by the anger of YHWH it has been against Jerusalem and against Judah, until He [finally] cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebels against the king of Babylon. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for, by the anger of Jehovah it hath been against Jerusalem and against Judah, till he cast them out from His presence, that Zedekiah rebelleth against the king of Babylon. <a href="/slt/2_kings/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For upon the wrath of Jehovah it was in Jerusalem and in Judah, till he cast them from his face, and Zedekiah will rebel against the king of Babel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the Lord was angry against Jerusalem and against Juda, till he cast them out from his face : and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Lord was angry against Jerusalem and against Judah, until he cast them away from his face. And so Zedekiah withdrew from the king of Babylon. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/24.htm">New American Bible</a> This befell Jerusalem and Judah because the LORD was so angry that he cast them out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Indeed, Jerusalem and Judah so angered the LORD that he expelled them from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So the anger of the LORD was against Judah and against Jerusalem, until he cast them out from his presence, and Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the anger of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Yehuda and upon Jerusalem until he drove them out from before him, and Tsedeqia rebelled against the King of Babel. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For through the anger of the LORD did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until He had cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/sep/2_kings/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For it was according to the Lord's anger against Jerusalem and on Juda, until he cast them out of his presence, that Sedekias revolted against the king of Babylon. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8598" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Zedekiah Reigns in Judah</a> …19And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄ (N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">of the anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">all this happened</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: ū·ḇî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: hiš·li·ḵōw (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">He finally banished</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">His presence.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6667.htm" title="6667: ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">And Zedekiah also</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775: way·yim·rōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rebel. A primitive root; to rebel.">rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: bə·me·leḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">against the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Jeremiah 52:3</a> For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13-16</a> He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. / Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. ... <a href="/jeremiah/37-2.htm">Jeremiah 37:2</a> But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. <a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Ezekiel 17:19-21</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke. / I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. / All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’ <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-2</a> In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Jeremiah 21:1-10</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said, / “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.” / But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that ... <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a> And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ <a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm">Jeremiah 32:28-29</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. / And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a> But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a> Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12-15</a> And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live! / Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? / Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie. ... <a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Ezekiel 24:1-2</a> In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a> Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, / behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. / Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. ... <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.through.<a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a> Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.<a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14-17</a> For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth… <a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a> But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.Zedekiah.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.<a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12-15</a> I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live… <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-21</a> Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; 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This anger is not arbitrary but is a response to the people's persistent idolatry and disobedience. In <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a>, the LORD's anger is described as a consequence of breaking the covenant. The prophets, including Jeremiah and Ezekiel, frequently warned of God's impending judgment due to the people's sins.all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah The phrase "all this" refers to the calamities that befell Jerusalem and Judah, including the Babylonian siege, destruction of the temple, and exile. Jerusalem, the capital city, held significant religious and political importance as the location of the temple, the center of Jewish worship. Judah, the southern kingdom, was the remnant of the once-united Israelite monarchy. The events fulfilled prophecies such as those in <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9-11</a>, which foretold the Babylonian captivity.until He finally banished them from His presence The banishment from God's presence signifies the loss of divine favor and protection. This expulsion is reminiscent of Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden (<a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Genesis 3:23-24</a>) and Cain's punishment (<a href="/genesis/4-14.htm">Genesis 4:14</a>). Theologically, it represents a severe consequence of sin, where the people are removed from the land God promised to their ancestors. The exile to Babylon is a pivotal moment in Jewish history, marking a period of reflection and transformation.And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, was installed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon but later rebelled, leading to the final siege of Jerusalem. His rebellion is documented in <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Jeremiah 52:3</a>. This act of defiance against Babylon was politically motivated but spiritually misguided, as it went against the prophetic counsel of Jeremiah, who advised submission to Babylon as God's instrument of judgment. Zedekiah's rebellion ultimately led to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, fulfilling the warnings of the prophets and demonstrating the futility of resisting God's ordained plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, whose anger is kindled against Jerusalem and Judah due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem_and_judah.htm">Jerusalem and Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is under divine judgment for its sins, leading to its eventual exile. 3. <a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a> The last king of Judah, who reigned during the final siege of Jerusalem by Babylon. His rebellion against Babylonian rule is a key event leading to the fall of Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_babylon.htm">The King of Babylon</a> Nebuchadnezzar II, the Babylonian king who besieged Jerusalem and ultimately destroyed it, leading to the exile of the Jewish people. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The event of the Jewish people being taken captive to Babylon, marking a significant moment of judgment and transformation in Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> God's anger is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin and rebellion. The exile serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> Despite human actions, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The exile was part of His divine judgment and a means to bring about eventual restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a> The prophets repeatedly warned Judah of impending judgment. Ignoring God's messengers leads to dire consequences, emphasizing the need to listen and respond to God's Word today. <a href="/topical/r/rebellion_against_authority.htm">Rebellion Against Authority</a> Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon illustrates the futility of resisting God's ordained authority. Believers are called to respect and submit to authority, as long as it does not contradict God's commands. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While the exile was a period of judgment, it also set the stage for renewal and hope. God's discipline is ultimately redemptive, aiming to restore His people to a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 24</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezra_1_conflict_with_2_kings_24-25.htm">Why does Ezra 1 conflict with accounts in 2 Kings 24-25 that suggest more extensive destruction of Jerusalem's treasures than implied here?</a> <a href="/q/is_vaping_considered_sinful.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_zedekiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zedekiah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/are_there_external_sources_on_ezekiel_11.htm">Ezekiel 11:1–3 mentions city leaders plotting “evil” against Jerusalem; are there any external historical or archaeological sources confirming such conspiracies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) For through . . . in Jerusalem.--Literally, for upon the anger of Jehovah it befel Jerusalem. That which fell upon Jerusalem and Judah like a ruinous disaster was the evil doing of Zedekiah, mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm" title="And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.">2Kings 24:19</a>. That such a prince as Zedekiah was raised to the throne was itself a token of Divine displeasure, for his character was such as to hasten the final catastrophe.Until he had cast them out.--See Note on <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm" title="Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.">2Kings 17:23</a>.That Zedekiah rebelled.--Rather, and Zedelciah rebelled. There should be a full stop after "presence." Zedekiah expected help from Pharaoh Hophra (Apries), king of Egypt, to whom he sent ambassadors (<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm" title="But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?">Ezekiel 17:15</a>; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm" title="Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.">Jeremiah 37:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.">Jeremiah 44:30</a>.) Moreover the neighbouring peoples of Edom, Ammon, and Moab, as well as Tyre and Zidon, were eager to throw off the Babylonian yoke, and had proposed a general rising to Zedekiah (<a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm" title="And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;">Jeremiah 27:3</a> seq.) The high hopes which were inspired by the negotiations may be inferred from the prophecy of Hananiah (Jeremiah 28). Jeremiah opposed the project of revolt to the utmost of his power; and the event proved that he was right. In the early part of his reign Zedekiah had tried to procure the return of the exiles carried away in the last reign (<a href="/jeremiah/29-3.htm" title="By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,">Jeremiah 29:3</a>); and in his fourth year he visited Babylon himself, perhaps with the same object, and to satisfy Nebuchadnezzar of his fidelity (<a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm" title="The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.">Jeremiah 51:59</a>). The date of his open revolt cannot be fixed. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - For through the anger of the Lord it came to pus in Jerusalem and Judah. It was "through the anger of the Lord" at the persistent impenitence of the people, that that came to pass which actually came to pass - the rejection of the nation by God and the casting of it out of his presence. In his anger he suffered the appointment of another perverse and faithless monarch, who made no attempt at a reformation of religion, and allowed him to run his evil course unchecked, and to embroil himself with his suzerain, and to bring destruction upon his nation. God's anger, long provoked (<a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">2 Kings 21:10-15</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26, 27</a>; <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3, 4</a>), lay at the root of the whole series of events, not causing men's sins, but allowing them to go on until the cup of their iniquities was full, and the time had arrived for vengeance. Until he had east them out from his presence (comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18, 20</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a>; <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3</a>). To be "cast out of God's presence" is to lose his protecting care, to be separated off from him, to be left defenseless against our enemies. When Israel was once finally cast off, its fate was sealed; there was no further hope for it; the end was come. That Zedekiah rebelled against the King of Babylon; rather, And Zedekiah rebelled, etc. The sentence is a detached one, and would, perhaps, better commence <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>. than terminate, as it does, <a href="/2_kings/24.htm">2 Kings 24</a>. Zedekiah, when he received his investiture at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (ver. 17), took a solemn oath of allegiance and fidelity (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13</a>) to him and to his successors; but almost immediately afterwards he began to intrigue with Egypt, sent a contingent of troops to help Psamatik II. in his wars (Wiediemann, 'Geschichte AEgyptens,' p. 159), and thus sought to pave the way for an Egyptian alliance, on the strength of which he might venture upon a revolt. It was probably owing to the suspicions which these acts aroused that, in the fourth year of his reign, B.C. 594, he had to visit Babylon (<a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah 51:59</a>), where, no doubt, he renewed his engagements and assured the Babylonian monarch of his fidelity. But these proceedings were nothing but a blind. On the accession of Hophra (Apries) to the throne of Egypt in B.C. 591, Zedekiah renewed his application to the Egyptian court, openly sending ambassadors (<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a>), with a request for infantry and cavalry. Thus was his rebellion complete, his "oath despised," and his "covenant broken" (<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15, 16</a>). The war with Babylon, and the siege of Jerusalem, were the natural consequences. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction because עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against of the anger אַ֣ף (’ap̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire of the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [all this] happened הָיְתָ֤ה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be in Jerusalem בִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (ḇî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and Judah, וּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה (ū·ḇî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while He finally banished הִשְׁלִכ֥וֹ (hiš·li·ḵōw) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away them אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against His presence. פָּנָ֑יו (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face And Zedekiah also צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites rebelled וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד (way·yim·rōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4775.htm">Strong's 4775: </a> To rebel against the king בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ (bə·me·leḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Babylon. בָּבֶֽל׃ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:20 For through the anger of Yahweh did (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/24-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>