2 Kings 24:17

Mattaniah He was the brother of Jehoiakim, and as we gather from 1 Chronicles 3:15, he was Josiah's third son. He is wrongly called -the brother" of Jehoiachin, 2 Chronicles 36:10, unless we accept the word translated -brother" for some general term of relationship and render it -kinsman". Thus Lot is called Abraham's brother, Genesis 14:16 and Bethuel also in Genesis 24:48. So also in 2 Kings 10:13 -the brethrenof Ahaziah were not all that king's brothers". On the changing of names of persons taken captive or placed in some position of subjection see note on 2 Kings 23:34.

Zedekiah Both this name and Mattaniahhave Jah= Jehovah for their termination. We may therefore suppose that the choice of his new name was left to the Jewish king. Mattan-jah= gift of Jehovah; Zedek-jah, righteousness of Jehovah.