John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 24:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, etc.] The third son of Josiah, (<130315>1 Chronicles 3:15) and changed his name to Zedekiah; for the same reason the king of Egypt changed the name of Eliakim, (<122334>2 Kings 23:34) to signify his subjection to him; though some think it was to put him in mind of the justice of God, as the name signifies, that would overtake him, should he be treacherous to him, and rebel against him; so the Jewish Midrash. Ver. 18-20. Zedekiah was twenty years old when he began to reign, etc.] So that he was but between nine and ten years of age when his father Josiah died; for Jehoahaz reigned three months, Jehoiakim eleven years, and his son three months and ten days: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah; by which it appears that he was the brother of Jehoahaz by father and mother’s side, (<122331>2 Kings 23:31). This and the two following verses are expressed in the same words as in (<245201>Jeremiah 52:1-3), (see Gill on “<245201>Jeremiah 52:1”), (see Gill on “<245202>Jeremiah 52:2”), (see Gill on “<245203>Jeremiah 52:3”), in (<143610>2 Chronicles 36:10,13), besides what is here said, is written, that he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet of the Lord, that spoke in his name, but opposed him; and rebelling against the king of Babylon, broke his oath, and hardened his neck and heart against the Lord, and was obstinate, stubborn, and self-willed.

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