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2 Kings 24:17
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15 And ahe carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.  
16 aAll the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.  

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

17 Then athe king of Babylon made Mattaniah, bJehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and cchanged his name to Zedekiah.  
18 aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.  
19 aHe also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.  
20 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. aThen Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 
Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 24:17

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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.

Amplified® Bible
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his stead and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Contemporary English Version
Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Darby English Version
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Good News Bible
Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.

King James Version
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

New International Version
He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Revised Standard Version
And the king of Babylon made Mattani'ah, Jehoi'achin's uncle, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedeki'ah.

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.


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