Jehoiachin Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Jehoiachin, also known as Jeconiah, Coniah, or Shallum, was a king of Judah who reigned for three months before being exiled to Babylon.
King of Judah, son of Eliakim [Jehoiakim] (2KI 24:6)
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Names
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Jehoiachin
preparation, or strength, of the Lord
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Jeconiah
· Also called preparation, or stability, of the Lord
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Coniah
· Also called strength of the Lord
- en Jechonias · Also called
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Jehoiachin
· Also called · H3078 none · 2KI 24:6 y-h-v-h supports
- en Joyachin · Also called
- en Shallum · Also called
- en Jechoniah · Also called
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King of Judah
· Title · H4428, H3063 G935, G2492a · 2KI 24:12 king of Judah
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King Jehoiachin
· Title · H4428, H3078 G935, none · EZK 1:2 king Jehoiachin
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יְהוֹיָכִין
yəhoyakhiyn · H3078 · 2KI 24:6 y-h-v-h supports
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יְכָנְיָה
yəkanəyah · H3204 · 1CH 3:16 y-h-v-h supports
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כָּנְיָהוּ
konəyahu · H3659 · JER 22:24 Jehoiachin
- he יוֹיָכִין · H3112
- he יְכוֹנְיָה · H3204
- he כׇּנְיָהוּ · H3659
- he שַׁלּוּם · H7967U
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מֶלֶך יְהוּדָה
melek yəhudah · Title · H4428, H3063 · 2KI 24:12 king of Judah
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מֶּלֶךְ יוֹיָכִֽין
melek yəhoyakhiyn · Title · H4428, H3078 · EZK 1:2 king Jehoiachin
- el Ιωακιμ Iōakim · none · 2KI 24:6
- el Ιεχονιας Iexonias · G2423 · 1CH 3:16
- el Ἰεχονίας · G2423
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βασιλεὺς Ιουδα
basileùs Iouda · Title · G935, G2492a · 2KI 24:12 king [of] Judah
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βασιλέως Ιωακιμ
basiléōs Iōakim · Title · G935, none · EZK 1:2 king Jehoiachim
- bg Йоахин
Birth
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Dates and sources (5)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationUssher BCE year:
617→ ≈ 617 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Jehoiachin_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 443The year of Jehoiachin_1's birth is the year his reign began (3364) - his age when his reign began (18) = 3346[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:6699d6a51f42c4510100d5f036c3954d8b1b4d47062d28ccb8e3ebca8db931a2 -
Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-616· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 21
Source record and calculation
jehoiachin_791·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 1469SHA-256:419d86fe33379f3c3e36c947046c4afdac5139e4b6da28cbd64fe7c95a391cb2 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
616→ ≈ 616 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Jehoiachin_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 443The year of Jehoiachin_1's birth is the year his reign began (3364) - his age when his reign began (18) = 3346[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:6699d6a51f42c4510100d5f036c3954d8b1b4d47062d28ccb8e3ebca8db931a2 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
3346→ ≈ 659 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Jehoiachin_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 443The year of Jehoiachin_1's birth is the year his reign began (3364) - his age when his reign began (18) = 3346[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:6699d6a51f42c4510100d5f036c3954d8b1b4d47062d28ccb8e3ebca8db931a2 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
3387· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Jehoiachin_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 443The year of Jehoiachin_1's birth is the year his reign began (3364) - his age when his reign began (18) = 3346[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:6699d6a51f42c4510100d5f036c3954d8b1b4d47062d28ccb8e3ebca8db931a2
Belonged to (2)
Took part in (2)
- Jehoiachin in exile · c. 640 BC – 603 BC
- Reign of Jeconiah · c. 598 BC
Was born in (1)
- Jerusalem · c. 617 BC
Died in (1)
Exiled (1)
Exiled by (1)
Held the office of (1)
- King · The reign of Jehoiachin · c. 641 BC – 640 BC
Jehoiachin Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Jehoiachin, also referred to as Jeconiah, Coniah, or Shallum, was a king of Judah who reigned for a brief period of three months and ten days (2Ch 36:9). He was the son of King Jehoiakim and ascended to the throne at the age of eighteen (2Ki 24:8). However, during his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem, and Jehoiachin surrendered to him (2Ki 24:12). As a result, Jehoiachin, along with his family, nobles, and skilled workers, was taken captive to Babylon (2Ki 24:15-16; Jer.24.1; 27.20; 29.2; Ezk 1:2). Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah (later renamed Zedekiah), as the new king of Judah (2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1).
During his captivity in Babylon, Jehoiachin was imprisoned for 37 years until Evil-merodach, the new king of Babylon, released him and treated him kindly (2Ki 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34). Jehoiachin's descendants, including Shealtiel and Zerubbabel, are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ (1Ch 3:17; Mat 1:11-12).
The prophet Jeremiah prophesied about Jehoiachin, referring to him as "Coniah" and declaring that none of his descendants would prosper on the throne of David (Jer 22:24-30). Despite this prophecy, Jehoiachin's release from prison and the favor shown to him by the Babylonian king suggest that God had not forgotten him or his family.
Jehoiachin Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Succeeded his father Jehoiakin (B.C. 599) when only eight years of age, and reigned for one hundred days (2 Chr. 36:9). He is also called Jeconiah (Jer. 24:1; 27:20, etc.), and Coniah (22:24; 37:1). He was succeeded by his uncle, Mattaniah = Zedekiah (q.v.). He was the last direct heir to the Jewish crown. He was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, along with the flower of the nobility, all the leading men in Jerusalem, and a great body of the general population, some thirteen thousand in all (2 Kings 24:12-16; Jer. 52:28). After an imprisonment of thirty-seven years (Jer. 52:31, 33), he was liberated by Evil-merodach, and permitted to occupy a place in the king’s household and sit at his table, receiving “every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life” (52:32-34).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Jehoiachin_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Jehoiachin@2Ki.24.6-Mat) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, jehoiachin_791)