The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- BSB Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- NKJV Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- NASB Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- NLT Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
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Nebuchadnezzar installs Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, as king and renames him Zedekiah. Babylon appoints Judah's last puppet king.
Overview
By placing Zedekiah on the throne and renaming him, Nebuchadnezzar asserts full control over Judah's monarchy. Zedekiah becomes the final king of Judah before its destruction. His reign, marked by weakness and rebellion, leads to the city's complete fall.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 37:1Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
- 2 Chr 36:4The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
- 2 Kgs 23:34Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
- 2 Chr 36:10–13At the return of the year, king Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of Yahweh’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 3:15–16The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
- Jer 52:1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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