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- He was the third son of King Josiah. He was famous for angrily burning the scroll of Jeremiah, which foretold the destruction of the kingdom and the Temple. During the siege on Jerusalem he was captured by the Babylonians while trying to escape. His children were killed in front of his eyes, and then he was blinded.
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Sep 5, 2019 · Zedekiah, a pivotal figure in the biblical narrative, emerges as the last king of Judah, ruling during a tumultuous period in the 6th century BCE. His reign is marked by political intrigue, prophetic warnings, and the ultimate collapse of the once-mighty kingdom.
Sep 28, 2012 · Zedekiah reigned in unrighteousness during the sixth century BC, which is where he appears on the Biblical Timeline. God had warned the kingdom of Judah to repent from its sins for many years. He had sent many prophets, priests and righteous kings to have the people worship him in spirit and truth. God had patiently….
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).
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).
Foolish, rebellious, repentant. Where is Zedekiah in the Bible. II Kings 24:17-20, II Kings 25:1-7, Jeremiah 32:4–5, Jeremiah 34, Jeremiah 39:1–7, Jeremiah 52:1–11, Ezekiel 12:13, II Chronicles 36:10-12. What did Zedekiah do in the Bible. Zedekiah was the 20th and last king of the Kingdom of Judah.
Zedekiah. 1. The twentieth and last king of Judah, son of Josiah and Hamutal, and uncle to Jeconiah his predecessor, 2 Kings 24:17,19 Jeremiah 52:1.When Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem, he carried Jeconiah to Babylon, with his wives, children, officers, and the best artificers in Judea, and put in his place his uncle Mattaniah, whose name he changed to Zedekiah, and made him promise with an oath ...
Jeremiah 41:10. While none of his sons survived Jerusalem's fall, Zedekiah was survived by at least two daughters. One of these daughters had recently married an Irish prince of the line of Judah through Zerah. In fact, the marriage took place during (or shortly before) the siege of Jerusalem.
