KJV King James Version
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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2 Kings 24:17
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
WEB World English Bible
The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king is his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
ASV American Standard Version
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king of Babylon causeth Mattaniah his father’s brother to reign in his stead, and turneth his name to Zedekiah.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 24
14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, [those] carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and] apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingבָּבֶ֛לH894 · ba.velBabylonאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַתַּנְיָ֥הH4983 · mat.tan.yahMattaniahדֹד֖וֹH1730 · dodbelovedתַּחְתָּ֑יוH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underוַיַּסֵּ֥בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פH6667 · tsid.qiy.yahZedekiah
Cross-references
Jeremiah 37:1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.2 Chronicles 36:4And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.2 Kings 23:34And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.1 Chronicles 3:15-16And the sons of Josiah [were], the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.2 Chronicles 36:10-13And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.Jeremiah 52:1Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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