the king: 2Ch 36:10, 2Ch 36:11, Jer 37:1, Jer 52:1 his father's brother: He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. 1Ch 3:15, 1Ch 3:16, 2Ch 36:10 changed: The change of name was to shew Nebuchadnezzar's supremacy, and that Zedekiah was only his vassal or viceroy. The custom of changing names, we are assured by travellers, still exists in the East. 2Ki 23:34, 2Ch 36:4 Reciprocal: 1Ch 3:14 - Josiah Jer 1:3 - unto the end Jer 21:1 - when Eze 17:5 - the seed Eze 17:13 - hath taken Dan 1:7 - gave names