That he might admonish him of (what this name signifies) the justice of God, which had so severely punished Jehoiakim for his rebellion; and would no less certainly overtake him, if he should be guilty of the same rebellion and perfidiousness of which his predecessor was guilty.
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2 Kings 24:17
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.