King Zedekiah of Judah
Nebuchadnezzar replaced Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as King over Judah, as 2 Kings 24:17 states:
Then the king of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar) made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Once again, this event is confirmed by a Babylonian Chronicle which reads:
He (Nebuchadnezzar) set his camp against the city of Judah (Jerusalem) and on the second Adar he took the city and captured the king (Jehoiachin). He appointed a king of his choosing (Zedekiah), took heavy tribute and returned to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar’s vassal would eventually betray him.
Against the warnings of Jeremiah, King Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, and the Babylonians came to besiege Jerusalem again in 588 BCE.
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Nebuchadnezzar Chronicle (reverse)
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Overview
Nebuchadnezzar Chronicle (Reverse, lines 11-13)
He (Nebuchadnezzar) set his camp against the city of Judah (Jerusalem) and on the second Adar he took the city and captured the king (Jehoiachin). He appointed a king of his choosing (Zedekiah), took heavy tribute and returned to Babylon.
In the Bible
Then the king of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar) made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
"וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) אֶת־מַתַּנְיָ֥ה דֹד֖וֹ תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ."
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