^{1 Ref} And Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, became king in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.

^{2 Ref} But he and his servants and the people of the land did not give ear to the words of the Lord which he said by Jeremiah the prophet.

^{3 Ref} And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.