2 Kings 24:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 24:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 24:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 24:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Kings 24:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 24:17
“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. when...: Heb. at the return of the year goodly...: Heb. vessels of desire Zedekiah...: or, Mattaniah, his father's brother”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:17: king, babylon, made
“And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:17: king, babylon, made
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:17: king, made, father
“And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:17: king, made, father
“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:17: king, made, father
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