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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin&#8217s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, <i>Jehoiachin’s</i> uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin&#8217s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king of Babylon made King Jehoiakin's Uncle Mattaniah king in his place and changed Mattaniah's name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then changed his name to Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin?s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in Jehoiachin's place. He renamed him Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king is his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon causes his father’s brother Mattaniah to reign in his stead, and turns his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king of Babylon causeth Mattaniah his father's brother to reign in his stead, and turneth his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Babel will make Mattaniah his uncle, king in his stead; and he will turn his name to Zedekiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he appointed Matthanias his uncle in his stead: and called his name Sedecias. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he appointed Mattaniah, his uncle, in his place. And he imposed the name Zedekiah upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In place of Jehoiachin the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king; he changed his name to Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah the king's uncle king in his stead and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King of Babel made Metanya his paternal uncle king in his place, and he named his name Tsedeqia.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon made Batthanias his son king in his stead, and called his name Sedekias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8567" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Exiles to Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">Then the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4983.htm" title="4983: mat·tan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Mattanyahuw; from mattan and Yahh; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites.">made Mattaniah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: ḏō·ḏōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">Jehoiachin’s uncle,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yam·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">in his place</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: way·yas·sêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">and changed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">his name</a> <a href="/hebrew/6667.htm" title="6667: ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">to Zedekiah.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a></span><br />In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13</a></span><br />He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Jeremiah 52:1</a></span><br />Zedekiah 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a></span><br />(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5-9</a></span><br />When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a></span><br />“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Jeremiah 27:20</a></span><br />which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-4.htm">Jeremiah 28:4</a></span><br />And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Jeremiah 34:1-2</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-3</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">Jeremiah 49:34</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.</p><p class="hdg">the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10,11</a></b></br> And 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Jeremiah 52:1</a></b></br> Zedekiah <i>was</i> one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.</p><p class="hdg">his father's brother.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">1 Chronicles 3:15,16</a></b></br> And the sons of Josiah <i>were</i>, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="hdg">changed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">2 Kings 23:34</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">2 Chronicles 36:4</a></b></br> And 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Jehoiachin's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-13.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-35.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-50.htm">Uncle</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">Jehoiachin's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-15.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-15.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-44.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-14.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-32.htm">Uncle</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">procures his own ruin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Jehoiachin succeeds him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoiachin's evil reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the king of Babylon</b><br>This refers to Nebuchadnezzar II, the powerful ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. His reign marked the height of Babylonian power, and he is known for his military conquests and the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. His actions fulfilled the prophecies of Jeremiah and other prophets who warned of Babylonian dominance as a consequence of Judah's disobedience to God.<p><b>made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place</b><br>Mattaniah was the son of Josiah and the brother of Jehoiakim, making him the uncle of Jehoiachin. By appointing Mattaniah, Nebuchadnezzar was exercising control over Judah, ensuring that the king would be loyal to Babylon. This was a common practice for empires to install puppet rulers to maintain influence over conquered territories. The change in leadership was a direct result of Jehoiachin's rebellion against Babylon, which led to his exile.<p><b>and changed his name to Zedekiah</b><br>The renaming of Mattaniah to Zedekiah signifies Nebuchadnezzar's authority over him. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, changing a person's name often symbolized a change in status or allegiance. The name Zedekiah means "The Lord is my righteousness," which is ironic given Zedekiah's eventual rebellion against Babylon and failure to uphold God's covenant. This act of renaming also reflects the broader biblical theme of God changing names to signify a new identity or mission, as seen with Abram to Abraham and Jacob to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_babylon.htm">King of Babylon</a></b><br>Refers to Nebuchadnezzar II, the powerful ruler of the Babylonian Empire, who exerted control over Judah during this period.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mattaniah.htm">Mattaniah</a></b><br>The son of Josiah and uncle to Jehoiachin, who was appointed king by Nebuchadnezzar and renamed Zedekiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin.htm">Jehoiachin</a></b><br>The previous king of Judah, who was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, leading to the appointment of Zedekiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The new name given to Mattaniah by Nebuchadnezzar, signifying his subjugation and the Babylonian influence over Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was under Babylonian control during this time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership_changes.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership Changes</a></b><br>Even when political changes seem driven by human ambition, God remains sovereign. The appointment of Zedekiah, though orchestrated by Nebuchadnezzar, was within God's permissive will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_to_god.htm">The Importance of Obedience to God</a></b><br>Zedekiah's reign is marked by disobedience to God's commands, as seen in his refusal to heed prophetic warnings. This serves as a reminder of the importance of aligning our actions with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon, despite prophetic counsel, led to dire consequences for Judah. This illustrates the broader principle that rebellion against God's established order often leads to negative outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_influence.htm">Identity and Influence</a></b><br>The renaming of Mattaniah to Zedekiah symbolizes the influence of foreign powers. Believers are reminded to find their identity in Christ, resisting worldly pressures that seek to redefine them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_sources_mention_zedekiah's_rise.htm">Why do extra-biblical historical sources seem to conflict or fail to mention details about Mattaniah’s appointment as Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zedekiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zedekiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God’s word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah’s counsel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_jeremiah_21's_timeframe.htm">What scientific or historical data supports Jeremiah 21’s timeframe and events, given the lack of external records mentioning these specific warnings to King Zedekiah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Mattaniah his father's brother.</span>--He was the third son of Josiah (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm" title="It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.">Jeremiah 1:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm" title="And 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.">Jeremiah 37:1</a>), and full brother of Jehoahaz-Shallum (<a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm" title="Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.">2Kings 23:31</a>). Jehoiachin was childless at the time (comp. <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm" title="And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.">2Kings 24:12</a>; <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm" title="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.">2Kings 24:15</a> with <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm" title="And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.">2Kings 25:7</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, Write you this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting on the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.">Jeremiah 22:30</a>). In the exile he had offspring (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/3-17.htm" title="And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,">1Chronicles 3:17-18</a>). (The LXX. reads, <span class= "ital">his son, </span><span class= "greekheb">????</span><span class= "ital">,</span> a corruption of <span class= "greekheb">?????</span><span class= "ital">, uncle</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17-20.</span> - EARLIER PORTION OF ZEDEKIAH'S REIGN. Nebuchadnezzar found a son of Josiah, named Mattaniah, still surviving at Jerusalem. At his father's death he must have been a boy of ten, but he was now, eleven years later, of the age of twenty-one. This youth, only three years older than his nephew Jehoiachin, he appointed king, at the same time requiring him to change his name, which he did from "Mattaniah" to "Zedekiah" (ver. 17). Zedekiah pursued nearly the same course of action as the other recent kings. He showed no religious zeal, instituted no reform, but allowed the idolatrous practices, to which the people were so addicted, to continue (ver. 19). Though less irreligious and less inclined to persecute than Jehoiakim, he could not bring himself to turn to God. He was weak and vacillating, inclined to follow the counsels of Jeremiah, but afraid of the "princes," and ultimately took their advice, which was to ally himself with Egypt, and openly rebel against Nebuchadnezzar. This course of conduct brought about the destruction of the nation (ver. 29). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the King of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead.</span> Josiah had four sons (<a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">1 Chronicles 3:15</a>) - Johanan, the eldest, who probably died before his father; Jehoiakim, or Eliakim, the second, who was twenty-five years old at his father's death (<a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">2 Kings 23:36</a>); Jehoahaz, the third, otherwise called Shallum (1 Chronicles, <span class="accented">l.s.c.</span>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Jeremiah 22:11</a>), who, when his father died, was aged twenty-three (2 Kings 32:31); and Mattaniah, the youngest, who must have been then aged ten or nine. It was this fourth son, now grown to manhood, whom Nebuchadnezzar appointed king in Jehoiachin's room. <span class="cmt_word">And changed his name to Zedekiah.</span> (On the practice of changing a king's name on his accession, see the comment upon <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31, 34</a>.) Mat-lab means "Gift of Jehovah;" Zedekiah, "Righteousness of Jehovah." Josiah had called his son the first of these names in humble acknowledgment of God's mercy in granting him a fourth son. So other pious Jews called their sons "Nathaniel," and Greeks "Theodotus" or "Theodorus," and Romans "Deodatua." Mattaniah, in taking the second of the names, may have had in his mind the prophecy of <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-8</a>, where blessings are promised to the reign of a king whose name should be "<span class="accented">Jehovah-Tsidkenu</span>," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "The Lord our Righteousness." Or he may simply have intended to declare that "the righteousness of Jehovah" was what he aimed at establishing. In this case it can only be said that it would have been happy for his country, had his professions been corroborated by his acts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made Mattaniah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתַּנְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mat·tan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mattaniah -- 'gift of Yah', the last king of Judah, also a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jehoiachin's] uncle,</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏō·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yam·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his place</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתָּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·tāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and changed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּסֵּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yas·sêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Zedekiah.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah Jehoiachin's (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>