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Jehoiakim. Easton's Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim [N] [H] [S] he whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B.C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q.v.).
Jan 4, 2022 · Who was King Jehoiakim in the Bible? Answer. Jehoiakim (named Eliakim at birth, 2 Chronicles 36:4) was one of the last kings of Judah before the Babylonian Captivity. Jehoiakim was a son of good King Josiah ( Jeremiah 26:1) of Judah. His mother’s name was Zebidah ( 2 Kings 23:36 ).
When the Neo-Babylonian empire, who in the Bible are called Chaldeans, under Nebuchadnezzar II defeated Egypt at the Battle of Carchemish (605), however, Jehoiakim changed his allegiance from the Egyptian king to Nebuchadnezzar. He remained loyal for three years and then revolted against Nebuchadnezzar.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. King Jehoiachin, also referred to as Jeconiah and Coniah, ruled in Judah for three months and ten days ( 2 Chronicles 36:9) in 597 BC before he was taken captive to Babylon. He was eighteen years old when he began to rule and did evil in the eyes of the Lord ( 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 24:8–9 ).
JEHOIAKIM jĭ hoi’ ə kĭm (יהﯴיָקִ֥ים; LXX ̓Ιωακιμ, may the Lord raise up, cf. 1 Sam 2:8, Hos 6:2, etc.). Throne name of Eliakim, son of Josiah, appointed king of Judah by Pharaoh Necho.
Aug 13, 2021 · Jehoiakim is mentioned 36 times in the Bible. A general account of him can be found in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles and he’s referenced in a genealogy of kings in 1 Chronicles. He is a key figure in several of Jeremiah’s prophecies and appears at the beginning of Daniel as the Judean king in power when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered ...
Rabbinical literature describes Jehoiakim as a godless tyrant who committed atrocious sins and crimes. He is portrayed as living in incestuous relations with his mother, daughter-in-law, and stepmother, and was in the habit of murdering men, whose wives he then violated and whose property he seized.
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