Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Kings 24:17

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the king: Ch2 36:10, Ch2 36:11; Jer 37:1, Jer 52:1 his father's brother: He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. Ch1 3:15, Ch1 3:16; Ch2 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. Kg2 23:34; Ch2 36:4 4 Kings (2 Kings) 24:18

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