King James Version

2 Kings 24:17

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvayamlekheand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בָּבֶ֛לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַתַּנְיָ֥הmatanyahMattaniahמַתַּנְיָהnoun, proper name — “Mattaniah”H4983Mattanjah, the name of ten IsraelitesMattaniah.דֹד֖וֹdodvouncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “uncle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.תַּחְתָּ֑יוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.וַיַּסֵּ֥בvayasevand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁמ֖וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.צִדְקִיָּֽהוּtsidqiyahvZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Zedekiah”H6667Tsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesZedekiah, Zidkijah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king of Babylon causeth Mattaniah his father's brother to reign in his stead, and turneth his name to Zedekiah.

World English Bible

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And he appointed Matthanias his uncle in his stead: and called his name Sedecias.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king of Babylon made Batthanias his son king in his stead, and called his name Sedekias.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐβασίλευσε βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος τὸν Βατθανίαν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Σεδεκία.