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- Zedekiah appears prominently in the book of Jeremiah, a significant Old Testament prophetic work. Zedekiah's reign played a pivotal role in ancient Israel's history: he was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity.
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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.
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 [a] ( / zɛdɪˈkaɪə /) was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the conquest of the kingdom by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu ( Hebrew: מַתַּנְיָהוּ, Mattanyāhū, "Gift of God "; Greek: Μαθθανίας; Latin: Matthanias ).
- Hamutal
- Josiah
- 597–586 BC
- House of David
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 ...
A servant of the king, by the name of Ebed Melech of Kush, reported to the king of the prophet's plight. The king ordered the servant to pull Jeremiah out of the pit, and Jeremiah's life was saved in the nick of time. Again Jeremiah was brought before the king, and Zedekiah asked him for the Divine message, assuring him protection from his enemies.
Zedekiah was apparently the leader and spokesman of the 400 prophets attached to the court in Samaria whom Ahab summoned in response to Jehoshaphat's request that a prophet of Yahweh should be consulted concerning the projected campaign against Ramoth-gilead.
37 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
