2 Kings 24:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Babylonבָּבֶ֛ל
(ba·vel)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
madeוַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ
(vai·yam·lech)
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
his uncleדֹדֹ֖ו
(do·dov)
1730: beloved, love, unclefrom an unused word
Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥ה
(mat·tan·yah)
4983: "gift of Yah," the last king of Judah, also a number of Isr.from mattan and Yah
king 
 
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
in his place,תַּחְתָּ֑יו
(tach·tav;)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥ב
(vai·yas·sev)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
his nameשְׁמֹ֖ו
(she·mov)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
to Zedekiah.צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃
(tzid·ki·ya·hu.)
6667: "Yah is righteousness," six Isr.from the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
made Mattaniah
Mattanyah  (mat-tan-yaw')
gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites -- Mattaniah.
his father's brother
dowd  (dode)
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
king
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
in his stead and changed
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
his name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
to Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah  (tsid-kee-yaw')
right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites -- Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
Parallel Verses
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 Bible
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

International Standard Version
The king of Babylon installed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah as king in his place and then changed his name to Zedekiah.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Babylon made King Jehoiakin's Uncle Mattaniah king in his place and changed Mattaniah's name to Zedekiah.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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