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Jehoiakim. For other people with the same name, see Joachim (given name). Jehoiakim, [a] also sometimes spelled Jehoikim [b] was the eighteenth and antepenultimate King of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of King Josiah ( 1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. [2] . His birth name was Eliakim. [c]
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- 609–598 BC
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Quick Reference Dictionary. 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 · Question. 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 ).
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Jehoiakim, in the Old Testament (II Kings 23:34–24:17; Jeremiah 22:13–19; II Chronicles 36:4–8), was son of King Josiah and king of Judah (c. 609–598 bce). When Josiah died at Megiddo, his younger son, Jehoahaz (or Shallum), was chosen king by the Judahites, but the Egyptian conqueror Necho II took Jehoahaz to Egypt and made Jehoiakim ...
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Jehoiakim. avenging, or establishing, or resurrection, of the Lord. Smith's Bible Dictionary. Jehoiakim. ( whom Jehovah sets up ), called Eliakim, son of Josiah and king of Judah. After deposing Jehoahaz, Pharaoh-necho set Eliakim, his elder brother, upon the throne, and changed his name to Jehoiakim, B.C. 608-597.
Jehoiakim. JEHOIAKIM (Heb. יְהוֹיָקִם ,יְהוֹיָקִים; "YHWH raises up"), king of Judah (609–598 B.C.E.). Pharaoh Neco made Jehoiakim king of Judah after he captured *Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim's younger brother, who was the choice of the *am ha-areẓ and who reigned for only three months. Jehoiakim, who was 25 when he ascended ...
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.
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