17 (A)And the king of Babylon (B)made Mattaniah, (C)Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, (D)and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

18 (E)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was (F)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (G)according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

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