Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then 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.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

A Conservative Version

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, [Jehoiachin's] father's brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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

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

Bible in Basic English

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in place of Jehoiachin, changing his name to Zedekiah.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the king of Babel will make Mattaniah his uncle, king in his stead; and he will turn his name to Zedekiah.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name [to] Zedekiah.

Modern King James verseion

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his place. And he changed his name to Zedekiah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his stead, and changed his name and called him Zedekiah.

NET Bible

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in Jehoiachin's place. He renamed him Zedekiah.

New Heart English Bible

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's brother, king is his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

The Emphasized Bible

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his relative, king in his stead, - and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, [Jehoiachin's] father's brother, king is his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king of Babylon causeth Mattaniah his father's brother to reign in his stead, and turneth his name to Zedekiah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Babylon
בּבל 
babel 
Usage: 262

מתּניהוּ מתּניה 
Mattanyah 
Usage: 16

דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

in his stead, and changed
סבב 
Cabab 
Usage: 157

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

Context Readings

King Zedekiah Of Judah

16 All 7,000 of the most valiant soldiers and 1,000 of the craftsmen and ironworkers all physically fit and trained for battle were brought by the king of Babylon into exile in Babylon. 17 The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.



Cross References

Jeremiah 37:1

Josiah's son King Zedekiah reigned in place of Jehoiakim's son Coniah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made king of the land of Judah.

2 Kings 23:34

Pharaoh Neco installed Josiah's son Eliakim as king to replace his father Josiah and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He transported Jehoahaz off to Egypt, where he died.

2 Chronicles 36:4

King Neco of Egypt installed Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim as king over Judah and Jerusalem, changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim, and took his brother Joahaz back to Egypt.

1 Chronicles 3:15-16

Josiah's descendants included Johanan his firstborn, his second born Jehoiakim, his third born Zedekiah, and his fourth born Shallum.

2 Chronicles 36:10-13

At the beginning of the next year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, along with valuable articles from the LORD's Temple, and he installed Jehoiachin's relative Zedekiah as king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:1

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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