15 So (A)he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 All the men of valor, (B)seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon.

Zedekiah Made King

17 (C)Then the king of Babylon made [a]his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:17 I.e. Jehoiachin’s uncle