2Ki 24:17 | TSK | e4.org | the king ; , his father's brother He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. ; 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. ;

‏ 2 Kings 24:17

the king 2Chr 36:10-11; Jer 37:1, Jer 52:1

his father's brother He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. 1Chr 3:15-16; 2Chr 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. 2Kgs 23:34; 2Chr 36:4