II Kings 24:17
“And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 24:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König von Babel machte Mattanja, Jojakins Oheim, zum König an seiner Statt und verwandelte seinen Namen in Zedekia.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y el rey de Babilonia puso por rey en lugar de Joachîn á Mathanías su tío, y mudóle el nombre en el de Sedecías.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o rei da Babilônia pôs como rei em lugar de Joaquim a Matanias, tio dele, e mudou-lhe o nome para Zedequias.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O rei da Babilônia instituiu Matanias, tio paterno de Joaquim, rei em seu lugar, e mudou seu nome para Zedequias.
📖 II Kings 24:17 in Context
15And 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.
16And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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