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- King Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest. Installed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon following the removal of Jehoiachin, Zedekiah's reign was marked by his failure to heed prophetic warnings from Jeremiah, leading to catastrophic consequences for Jerusalem and Judah.
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Apr 17, 2024 · 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. Mattaniah was the son of Josiah and the uncle of Jehoiachin, the reigning king of Judah.
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Apr 18, 2024 · They accused the prophet of discouraging the people and weakening their resolve to defend the city (Jeremiah 36:4). King Zedekiah, true to his wicked character, betrayed God’s prophet into the hands of his enemies and permitted Jeremiah’s enemies to seize and imprison him.
Apr 30, 2024 · And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 2 Kings 25. 1 Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it and built a siege wall all around it. 2 So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Apr 18, 2024 · Read Jeremiah 39. 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. 2 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through. 3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Jeremiah 37 begins with Zedekiah enthroned as Nebuchadnezzar’s puppet king. Zedekiah asks by messenger for Jeremiah to pray for Judah, an interesting move from a king who does not keep the commandments and ways of the Lord. In Judah, the fear of war intensifies.
Apr 21, 2024 · He was a mere 21 years old when he became king, and “he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem” (2 Kings 24:18). Zedekiah was left to rule an impoverished nation that lacked leaders skilled in governing and war. He was the end of a long line of foolish, wicked kings.
