16 And all the valiant men, (A)seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, a thousand, all strong and fit for war, these too the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.

Zedekiah Made King

17 (B)Then the king of Babylon made [a]his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

18 (C)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (D)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:17 I.e., Jehoiachin’s uncle

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