2 Kings 24:17

Zedekiah Made King

17 1Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2 Kings 24:17 In-Context

15 So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king's mother and the king's wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 All the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.
17 Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 He did evil in the sight of the LORD , according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 36:10-13; Jeremiah 37:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. I.e. Jehoiachin's uncle
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