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2 Kings 24:17

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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ASV

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvai.yam.Lekhand he made kingH4427 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֛לba.VelBabylonH894 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahMattaniahH4983 →
דֹד֖וֹdo.Douncle hisH1730 →
תַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478 →
וַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.Sevand he changedH5437 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034 →
צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667 →

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Jeremiah 37:1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.2 Kings 23:34Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.2 Chronicles 36:4Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.Daniel 1:7The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.1 Chronicles 3:16The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.1 Chronicles 3:15–16The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.2 Chronicles 36:10–13In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.Jeremiah 52:1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.Ezekiel 17:16‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.Ezekiel 17:5He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.Jeremiah 1:3and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

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