Thematic Bible: Or mattaniah, king of judah, son of josiah
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Zedekiah » Or mattaniah, king of judah, son of josiah
The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then changed his name to Zedekiah.
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.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem.
where Zedekiah had confined him. Zedekiah had said, "Why did you prophesy and say these things? You said, "This is what the LORD says: "I'm about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.