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What does 2 Kings 24:17 mean?

He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 2 Kings 24:17 - Modern Text Bible

(Babylon installed a new king, Zedekiah, as a puppet ruler, further demonstrating Judah’s loss of independence.)