Discovery BoxJeremiah 52:1 
ContextThe Fall of Jerusalem
52:1 1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem 2 for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal 3 daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.
Jeremiah 52:30
Context52:30 in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, 4 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, carried into exile 745 Judeans. In all 4,600 people went into exile.
1 sn This final chapter does not mention Jeremiah, but its description of the downfall of Jerusalem and exile of the people validates the prophet’s ministry.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Some textual witnesses support the Kethib (consonantal text) in reading “Hamital.”
4 sn This would be 581
