Cross Reference 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

{2 Kings 24:17} And the king 4428 of Babylon 894 made x4427 x853 Mattaniah 4983 his father's brother 1730 king 4427 z8686 in his stead, x8478 and changed 5437 z8686 x853 his name 8034 to Zedekiah. 6667

the king:
"And when the yearª was expired,ª kingª Nebuchadnezzarª sent,ª ° and broughtª ° him to Babylon,ª with¹ the goodlyª vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and made¹ ¹ Zedekiahª his brotherª king² ° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª ... Zedekiahª [was] oneª and twentyª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª ° and reignedª ° elevenª ª yearsª in Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 36:10-11} + "And kingª Zedekiahª the sonª of Josiahª reignedª ° instead¹ of Coniahª the sonª of Jehoiakim,ª whom¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª made kingª ° in the landª of Judah.ª" {Jer 37:1} + "Zedekiahª [was] oneª and twentyª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª ° and he reignedª ° elevenª ª ¹ yearsª in Jerusalem.ª And his mother'sª nameª [was] Hamutalª the daughterª of Jeremiahª of Libnah.ª ¹" {Jer 52:1}

his father's brother:
He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. "And the sonsª of Josiahª [were], the firstbornª Johanan,ª the secondª Jehoiakim,ª the thirdª Zedekiah,ª the fourthª Shallum.ª ... And the sonsª of Jehoiakim:ª Jeconiahª his son,ª Zedekiahª his son.ª" {1Ch 3:15-16} + "And when the yearª was expired,ª kingª Nebuchadnezzarª sent,ª ° and broughtª ° him to Babylon,ª with¹ the goodlyª vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and made¹ ¹ Zedekiahª his brotherª king² ° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 36:10}

changed:
The change of name was to shew Nebuchadnezzar's supremacy, and that Zedekiah was only his vassal or viceroy. The custom of changing names, we are assured by travellers, still exists in the East. "And Pharaohnechohª made¹ ¹ Eliakimª the sonª of Josiahª kingª ° in the room¹ of Josiahª his father,ª and turnedª °¹ his nameª to Jehoiakim,ª and tookª ° Jehoahazª away:² ° and he cameª ° to Egypt,ª and diedª ° there.¹" {2Kg 23:34} + "And the kingª of Egyptª made¹ Eliakimª his brotherª kingª ° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem,ª and turnedª °¹ his nameª to Jehoiakim.ª And Nechoª tookª ° Jehoahaz² ¹ his brother,ª and carriedª ° him to Egypt.ª" {2Ch 36:4}