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Apr 15, 2024 · Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His reign is recorded in various biblical texts, including 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and the Book of Jeremiah. Zedekiah's rule lasted eleven years, during a period marked by political instability and spiritual decline.
Zedekiah, whose name was Mattaniah before Nebuchadnezzar had changed it, succeeded his nephew King Jehoiachin, who had surrendered himself to Nebuchadnezzar in order to save Jerusalem.
1. A son of Chenaanah, one of four hundred false prophets who, in opposition to Micaiah, the true prophet, encouraged Ahab, king of the northern kingdom and Jehoshaphat, king of the southern kingdom, to go to war against the king of Aram in order to recapture Ramoth-gilead (1 Kings 22:1-38; 2 Chron 18:1-19:3).
The last king of Judah before its fall at the hands of the Babylonians. Zedekiah is classed among the evil kings. He was the third son of Josiah to become king. Mattaniah was his original name, but upon his succession to Jehoiachin, Nebuchadnezzar named him Zedekiah.
ZEDEKIAH (Heb. צִדְקִיָּהוּ ,צִדְקִיָּה; "YHWH is my righteousness"), the third son of Josiah (I Chron. 3:15) and the last king of Judah (597/6–587/6 B.C.E.). Zedekiah was 21 years old when he ascended the throne. His mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah (II Kings 24:18; Jer. 52:1).
In the Bible, Melchizedek (/ m ɛ l ˈ k ɪ z ə d ɛ k /; Biblical Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק , romanized: malkī-ṣeḏeq, 'king of righteousness,' 'my king is righteousness,' or ‘my king is Zedek’), also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as 'most high ...
Zedekiah in the Bible, the last king of Judaea, who rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar and was carried off to Babylon into captivity (2 Kings 24–5, 2 Chronicles 36).
