597 – 586 BC
Captivity in Babylon Begun
10At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of YHVH, and he made his kinsman [uncle] Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah Rules in Judah
11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12He did evil in the sight of YHVH his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for YHVH. 13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to YHVH God of Israel. 14Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of YHVH which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:10-14
17Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20For through the anger of YHVH this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.