2nd Kings 24:17
And he ordained Mattaniah, the brother of his father, to reign for him; and putted or put to him the name Zedekiah.This verse in the real world
Where
Who
In what words
- מַתַּנְיָהMattanyâhMattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
- דּוֹדdôwd(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
- צִדְקִיָּהTsidqîyâhTsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
- סָבַבçâbabto revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- מָלַךְmâlakto reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (b
- שֵׁםshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, ch
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Babylonian Chronicle — Jerusalem taken, 16 March 597 BCFixed dateThe first fall of Jerusalem is datable to a single day — 16 March 597 BC — from Babylon's own records, and the replacement of one king by another matches 2 Kings 24 exactly.
Cross-references
Jer 37:1, 2Ki 23:34, 2Ch 36:4, 2Ch 36:10–13, Jer 52:1, 1Ch 3:15–16