Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Bible References

Through

2 Samuel 24:1
Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count [the people of] Israel and Judah.”
1 Kings 10:9
Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”
Proverbs 28:2

When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.
Isaiah 3:4

And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.
Isaiah 19:4

“And I will hand over the Egyptians to a hard and cruel master,
And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of hosts.

Zedekiah

2 Chronicles 36:13
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
Ezekiel 17:15
But Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant [with Babylon] and [still] escape?