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Zedekiah [a] (/ z ɛ d ɪ ˈ k aɪ ə /) was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu ( Hebrew : מַתַּנְיָהוּ , Mattanyāhū , "Gift of God "; Greek : Μαθθανίας ; Latin : Matthanias ).
Jun 22, 2022 · Zedekiah was the last king of Judah and was king when Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC and the majority of the people were carried into exile. The story of Zedekiah is told in 2 Kings 24–25, 2 Chronicles 36, and the book of Jeremiah. Zedekiah’s original name was Mattaniah.
Zedekiah (flourished 6th century bc) was the king of Judah (597–587/586 bc) whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon.
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The first act of rebellion of which any record survives was the formation of an alliance with Egypt, of itself equivalent to a declaration of enmity with Babylon. As a natural consequence it brought on Jerusalem an immediate invasion of the Chaldaeans.
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 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. righteousness of Jehovah. The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz ( 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:17 2 Kings 24:18). His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the ...
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