2 Kings 24:17
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מַתַּנְיָה
Mattanyâh
Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
תַּחַת
tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
צִדְקִיָּה
Tsidqîyâh
Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
תַּחַת tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Study H8478 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →אָח ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Study H251 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
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.
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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