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2 Kings 24:16-18
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2 Kings 24:16-18
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16 He also led away 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 skilled workers, all of them trained for battle.
17 (A) Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.
King Zedekiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 36.11-16; Jeremiah 52.1-3)
18 (B) Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
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