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Apr 15, 2024 · Britt Mooney. Contributing Writer. Updated 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 was twenty one years old when he ascended the shaky throne of Judah, in the year 3327. He was put on the throne by the grace of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, whose power extended over Judah and all neighboring countries after his victory over Pharaoh Necho of Egypt, at Carchemish. Zedekiah, whose name was Mattaniah before ...
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 ).
The last king of Judah and Jerusalem. He was the son of Josiah by his wife Hamutal, and therefore own brother to Jehoahaz. ( 2 Kings 24:18) comp. 2Kin 23:31 His original name was Mattaniah, which was changed to Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried off his nephew Jehoiachim to Babylon and left him on the throne of Jerusalem.
ZEDEKIAH zĕd’ ə kī’ ə ( צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ, צִדְקִיָּ֤ה; LXX Σεδεκιας; meaning Yah (u) is my righteousness ). 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 ...
Zedekiah (Hebrew: צִדְקִיָּהוּ, Tzidkiyahu; Greek: ζεδεκιας, Zedekias) was the last king of Judah. He was a son of King Josiah and the younger brother of kings Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, but did not become king until after his nephew Jehoiachin had succeeded to the throne before him. In Hebrew, his name means " YHWH (my) righteousness."
By Jacob Isaacs. Published by Kehot Publication Society. « Previous. Jehoiachin. Next » Destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. Zedekiah's Rebellion. Zedekiah was twenty-one when he ascended the toppling throne of Judea. The admonitions of Jeremiah and the other Divine prophets went unheeded.
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