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Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar: The Evil Reign of

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2 Kings 24:19, 20 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
2 Chronicles 36:12, 13 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD. / He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Jeremiah 37:2 But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Jeremiah 38:5, 19, 24–26 “Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.” / But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” / Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
Jeremiah 52:2 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.