16 The king of Babylon brought captive into Babylon all seven thousand of the best soldiers and one thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for war. 17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(A)

Judah’s King Zedekiah

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

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Footnotes

  1. 24:17 Lit his

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