| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 24:17:1 ⧉וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְvayamlekhand he made king 2 Kings 24:17:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛לmelekhbavelthe king of Babylon 2 Kings 24:17:3 ⧉אֶת־מַתַּנְיָ֥הetmattaneya{direct object} Mattaniah 2 Kings 24:17:4 ⧉דֹד֖וֹdodohis uncle 2 Kings 24:17:5 ⧉תַּחְתָּ֑יוtakhtavin his place or under him 2 Kings 24:17:6 ⧉וַיַּסֵּ֥בvayasevand he changed 2 Kings 24:17:7 ⧉אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹetshemo{direct object} his name 2 Kings 24:17:8 ⧉צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃פtsidkiyahuZedekiah |
| 17. Formal Translation And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father’s brother, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation The king of Babylon appointed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah. |