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Outside a plain Jerusalem palace court, mature indigo-clad Nebuchadnezzar ceremonially appoints olive-brown-clad Mattaniah, now Zedekiah, before subdued Judahite elders; no young Jehoiachin present.
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2 Kings 24:17

Mattaniah named Zedekiah

Jerusalem Besieged and Carried Away · 2 Kings 24

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17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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