Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:11

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:11 - 36:11

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:11 - 36:11

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This Chapter Verse Commentaries:

36:1 - 36:1
36:2 - 36:2
36:3 - 36:3
36:4 - 36:4
36:5 - 36:5
36:6 - 36:6
36:9 - 36:9
36:11 - 36:11
36:13 - 36:13
36:21 - 36:21
36:22 - 36:22

2Ch 36:11-21. Zedekiah’s reign.

Zedekiah - Nebuchadnezzar appointed him. His name, originally Mattaniah, was, according to the custom of Oriental conquerors, changed into Zedekiah. Though the son of Josiah (1Ch 3:15; Jer 1:2, Jer 1:3; Jer 37:1), he is called the brother of Jehoiachin (2Ch 36:10), that is, according to the latitude of Hebrew style in words expressing affinity, his relative or kinsman (see 2Ki 24:18; 2Ki 25:1-21).