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Zedekiah [a] (/ z ɛ d ɪ ˈ k aɪ ə /) was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu ( Hebrew : מַתַּנְיָהוּ , Mattanyāhū , "Gift of God "; Greek : Μαθθανίας ; Latin : Matthanias ).
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 was twenty one years old when he ascended the shaky throne of Judah, in the year 3327. He was put on the throne by the grace of Nebuchadnezzar , king of Babylon, whose power extended over Judah and all neighboring countries after his victory over Pharaoh Necho of Egypt, at Carchemish.
The Hebrew Bible depicts the Kingdom of Judah as one of the two successor states of the United Kingdom of Israel, a term denoting the united monarchy under biblical kings Saul, David, and Solomon and covering the territory of Judah and Israel.
Jul 29, 2024 · Know your Amaziah from your Ahaziah and your Jehoahaz from your... other Jehoahaz with this detailed chart and guide to every king and prophet of Israel and Judah mentioned in the books of 1 and 2 Kings.
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By Albright's calculations, Jehu 's initial year was 842 BC; and between it and Samaria's destruction the Books of Kings give the total number of the years the kings of Israel ruled as 143 7/12, while for the kings of Judah the number is 165.
Nov 8, 2019 · In place of Jehoiachin, the Babylonians set up his uncle Mattaniah as king of Judah, renaming him Zedekiah. We read more about Zedekiah in the book of Jeremiah, where we see that he often heard from Jeremiah, although he was not willing to heed the prophet’s warnings (e.g., Jer. 37–38).
