11 Zed·e·kiʹah+ was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 11 years in Jerusalem.+

13 He also rebelled against King Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar,+ who had made him take an oath by God, and he remained stubborn* and hardhearted and refused to turn to Jehovah the God of Israel.

13 Furthermore, he took one of the royal offspring*+ and made a covenant with him and put him under an oath.+ Then he took away the prominent men of the land,+