Zedekiah Summary
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Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile.
King of Judah, uncle of Jehoiachin (2KI 24:17)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Solomon › Rehoboam › Abijah › Asa › Jehoshaphat › Jehoram › Ahaziah › Joash › Amaziah › Uzziah › Jotham › Ahaz › Hezekiah › Manasseh › Amon › Josiah › Zedekiah
Names
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Zedekiah
the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord
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Mattaniah
gift, or hope, of the Lord
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Mattaniah
· Also called gift, or hope, of the Lord
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Zedekiah
· Also called · H6667 none · 2KI 24:17 y-h-v-h is [my] righteousness
- en Jehoiakim · Also called
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King Zedekiah
· Title · H6667 G935, none · 2KI 25:2 king Zedekiah
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King of Judah
· Title · H4428, H3063 G935, G2492a · JER 1:3 king of Judah
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Prince of Israel
· Title · H5387, H3478 · EZK 21:25 prince [of] Israel
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מַתַּנְיָה
matanəyah · H4983 · 2KI 24:17 gift of y-h-v-h
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צִדְקִיָּהוּ
tsidəqyahu · H6667 · 2KI 24:17 y-h-v-h is [my] righteousness
- he צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · H6667H
- he מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ · H4983Q
- he יְהוֹיָקִים · H3079H
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מֶלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ
melek tsidəqyahu · Title · H6667 · 2KI 25:2 king Zedekiah
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מֶלֶך יְהוּדָה
melek yəhudah · Title · H4428, H3063 · JER 1:3 king of Judah
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נְשִׂיא יִשְׂרָאֵל
nəsiy yisrael · Title · H5387, H3478 · EZK 21:25 prince [of] Israel
- el Μαθθανιαν Maththanian · none · 2KI 24:17
- el Σεδεκια Sedekia · none · 2KI 24:17
- el βασιλέως Σεδεκιου basiléōs Sedekiou · Title · G935, none · 2KI 25:2
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βασιλέως Ιουδα
basiléōs Iouda · Title · G935, G2492a · JER 1:3 king [of] Judah
- el [none] · Title · EZK 21:25
- bg Седекия
Birth
Mentioned in (64)
2 Kgs 24:17
2 Kgs 24:18
2 Kgs 24:20
2 Kgs 25:2
2 Kgs 25:7
1 Chr 3:15
2 Chr 36:10
2 Chr 36:11
Jer 1:3
Jer 21:1
Jer 21:3
Jer 21:7
Jer 21:11
Jer 22:1
Jer 22:2
Jer 22:6
Jer 24:8
Jer 27:1
Jer 27:3
Jer 27:12
Jer 27:18
Jer 27:21
Jer 28:1
Jer 29:3
Jer 32:1
Jer 32:2
Jer 32:3
Jer 32:4
Jer 32:5
Jer 34:2
Jer 34:4
Jer 34:6
Jer 34:8
Jer 34:21
Jer 37:1
Jer 37:3
Jer 37:7
Jer 37:17
Jer 37:18
Jer 37:21
Jer 38:5
Jer 38:14
Jer 38:15
Jer 38:16
Jer 38:17
Jer 38:19
Jer 38:22
Jer 38:24
Jer 39:1
Jer 39:2
Jer 39:4
Jer 39:5
Jer 39:6
Jer 39:7
Jer 44:30
Jer 49:34
Jer 51:59
Jer 52:1
Jer 52:3
Jer 52:5
Jer 52:8
Jer 52:10
Jer 52:11
Ezek 21:25
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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 Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-628· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 52
2Kgs.24.172Kgs.24.182Kgs.24.202Kgs.25.22Kgs.25.71Chr.3.152Chr.36.102Chr.36.11Jer.1.3Jer.21.1Jer.21.3Jer.21.7Jer.24.8Jer.27.3Jer.27.12Jer.28.1Jer.29.3Jer.32.1Jer.32.3Jer.32.4Jer.32.5Jer.34.2Jer.34.4Jer.34.6Jer.34.8Jer.34.21Jer.37.1Jer.37.3Jer.37.17Jer.37.18Jer.37.21Jer.38.5Jer.38.14Jer.38.15Jer.38.16Jer.38.17Jer.38.19Jer.38.24Jer.39.1Jer.39.2Jer.39.4Jer.39.5Jer.39.6Jer.44.30Jer.49.34Jer.51.59Jer.52.1Jer.52.3Jer.52.5Jer.52.8Jer.52.10Jer.52.11Source record and calculation
zedekiah_1950·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2984SHA-256:c54ccb40fe482720948f50a7ddce75055e630df46a21b83cd34baa4fb2ffb110 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
618→ ≈ 618 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Mattaniah_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 442The year of Mattaniah_1's (Zedekiah's) birth is the year his reign began (3365) - his age when his reign began (21) = 3344[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:a11488c55b2b3b100b9f3f21b9c8599a19a2e3bffe5d70b4f6c2427f915a8f45 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
3344→ ≈ 661 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Mattaniah_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 442The year of Mattaniah_1's (Zedekiah's) birth is the year his reign began (3365) - his age when his reign began (21) = 3344[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:a11488c55b2b3b100b9f3f21b9c8599a19a2e3bffe5d70b4f6c2427f915a8f45 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
3384· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Mattaniah_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 442The year of Mattaniah_1's (Zedekiah's) birth is the year his reign began (3365) - his age when his reign began (21) = 3344[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:a11488c55b2b3b100b9f3f21b9c8599a19a2e3bffe5d70b4f6c2427f915a8f45 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateUssher BCE year:
620→ ≈ 620 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Mattaniah_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 442The year of Mattaniah_1's (Zedekiah's) birth is the year his reign began (3365) - his age when his reign began (21) = 3344[Ussher date p93]SHA-256:a11488c55b2b3b100b9f3f21b9c8599a19a2e3bffe5d70b4f6c2427f915a8f45
One-parent family
- Son: Malchijah
Belonged to (1)
Took part in (1)
- Reign of Zedekiah · c. 597 BC – 586 BC
Was born in (1)
- Jerusalem · c. 629 BC
Died in (1)
Held the office of (1)
- King · The reign of Mattaniah (Zedekiah) · c. 640 BC – 629 BC
Zedekiah Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Josiah and the uncle of Jehoiachin. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, appointed him as a vassal king after deporting Jehoiachin. Zedekiah reigned for 11 years, but he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Despite the warnings of the prophet Jeremiah, Zedekiah rebelled against Babylon, leading to the siege and destruction of Jerusalem. During the siege, Zedekiah sought counsel from Jeremiah but did not heed his advice to surrender. When the city fell, Zedekiah attempted to flee but was captured. His sons were killed before his eyes, and then he was blinded and taken to Babylon in chains. Zedekiah's reign ended in tragedy, marking the fall of the kingdom of Judah and the beginning of the Babylonian exile.
Zedekiah 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31; 24:17, 18). His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin he changed his name to Zedekiah. The prophet Jeremiah was his counsellor, yet “he did evil in the sight of the Lord” (2 Kings 24:19, 20; Jer. 52:2, 3). He ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one years. The kingdom was at that time tributary to Nebuchadnezzar; but, despite the strong remonstrances of Jeremiah and others, as well as the example of Jehoiachin, he threw off the yoke of Babylon, and entered into an alliance with Hophra, king of Egypt. This brought up Nebuchadnezzar, “with all his host” (2 King 25:1), against Jerusalem. During this siege, which lasted about eighteen months, “every worst woe befell the devoted city, which drank the cup of God’s fury to the dregs” (2 Kings 25:3; Lam. 4:4, 5, 10). The city was plundered and laid in ruins. Zedekiah and his followers, attempting to escape, were made captive and taken to Riblah. There, after seeing his own children put to death, his own eyes were put out, and, being loaded with chains, he was carried captive (B.C. 588) to Babylon (2 Kings 25:1-7; 2 Chr. 36:12; Jer. 32:4, 5; 34:2, 3; 39:1-7; 52:4-11; Ezek. 12:12), where he remained a prisoner, how long is unknown, to the day of his death.
After the fall of Jerusalem, Nebuzaraddan was sent to carry out its complete destruction. The city was razed to the ground. Only a small number of vinedressers and husbandmen were permitted to remain in the land (Jer. 52:16). Gedaliah, with a Chaldean guard stationed at Mizpah, ruled over Judah (2 Kings 25:22, 24; jer. 40:1, 2, 5, 6).
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