2 Kings

Continues the story of the divided kingdoms, their decline, and eventual exile.

Chapter 24

KJV - 2 Kings 24:17

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

The king of Babylon chose Mattaniah, brother of the old king, as the new king instead, and renamed him Zedekiah.

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