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17 Then the king of Babylon appointed King Jehoiachin’s great-uncle,[a] Mattaniah, to be the next king; and he changed his name to Zedekiah.

18-19 New king of Judah: Zedekiah

His age at the beginning of his reign: 21 years old

Length of reign: 11 years, in Jerusalem

Mother’s name: Hamutal (daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah)

Character of his reign: evil, like that of Jehoiakim

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:17 Implied in 23:31 and 24:18.

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