Jehoiakim
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For other persons named Joachim, see Joachim (disambiguation).
Jehoiakim ("he whom Jehovah has set up", Hebrew language: יהוֹיָקִים) was a Jewish king, whose original name was Eliakim. Jehoiakim took the throne at the age of twenty-five ([2 Kings] 23:36), and reigned between 609 and 598 BCE.[1]. His name is also sometimes spelled Jehoikim.
He was the son of Josiah by Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah, and king of Judah. He was also the husband of Nehushta and the father of King Jehoiachin. He is known for burning the manuscript of one of the prophecies of Jeremiah.
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- 2 Kgs. 23:34-36
- 2 Kgs. 24:1-6, 19
- 1 Chr. 3:15-16
- 2 Chr. 36:4-5, 8
- Jer. 1:3
- Jer. 22:1, 36
- Jer. 26:1, 21-23
- Jer. 27:1, 20
- Jer. 28:4
- Jer. 35:1
- Jer. 36:1, 9, 28-32
- Dan. 1:1
- ^ Dan Cohn-Sherbok, The Hebrew Bible, Continuum International, 1996, page x. ISBN:030433703X
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Jehoiakim
Cadet branch of the Tribe of Judah
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| Preceded by Jehoahaz |
King of Judah 609 BC - 598 BC |
Succeeded by Jeconiah |
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.
