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Tzidkiyahu (Hebrew: צִדְקִיָּהוּ‎, Şidhqiyyāhû; Greek: ζεδεκιας, Zedekias; traditional English: Zedekiah; Arabic: صدقيا, Şidqiyyā) was the last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, thus he was the brother of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31; 24:17,18).

In Hebrew, his name means, Şidhqî Yāhû (צִדְקִי יָהוּ), "God [is] my righteousness".

William F. Albright dates the reign of Zedekiah to 597 BCE-587 BCE, while E. R. Thiele to 597 BCE-586 BCE.

Life and Reign

His original name was Matanyahu (Hebrew: מַתַּנְיָהוּ‎, Mattanyāhû, "Gift of God"; traditional English: Mattaniah), but when Nebuchadnezzar II 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; Jeremiah 52:2, 3).

He ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one and became a strong leader. The kingdom was at that time tributary to Nebuchadnezzar II. Despite the strong remonstrances of Jeremiah and others, as well as the example of Jehoiachin, he revolted against Babylon, and entered into an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt. This brought up Nebuchadnezzar, "with all his host" (2 Kings 25:1), against Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar began a siege of Jerusalem 589 BC. 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; Lamentations 4:4, 5, 10).

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, Nebuchadnezzar succeeded in conquering Jerusalem. The city was plundered and reduced to ruins. Zedekiah and his followers attempted to escape, making their way out of the city, but were captured on the plains of Jericho, and were taken to Riblah.

There, after seeing his own sons put to death, his own eyes were put out, and, being loaded with chains, he was carried captive (587 BC) to Babylon (2 Kings 25:1-7; 2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 32:4,5; 34:2, 3; 39:1-7; 52:4-11; Ezekiel 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, was left to rule over Judah (2 Kings 25:22, 24; Jer. 40:1, 2, 5, 6).

Book of Mormon

In the Book of Mormon, Zedekiah's son Mulek escaped death and travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, where he founded a nation that later merged with the Nephites.[1][2]

References

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

Zedekiah
Cadet branch of the Tribe of Judah
Preceded by
Jeconiah		King of Judah
597 BC – 587 BC		Judah conquered by
Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon
Leader of the House of DavidSucceeded by
Shealtiel
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Koine Greek (kini) (Κοινὴ Ἑλληνική, "common Greek", or
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(Christ/the Messiah), the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to
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Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew: מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה, Standard  
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Josiah or Yoshiyahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Standard  
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Jehoahaz (meaning "God has held") was the name of several people mentioned in the Tanakh.
  1. Jehoahaz of Israel, king of Israel
  2. Jehoahaz of Judah, king of Judah

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Yahweh is a proposed English reading of יהוה, the name of the God of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. These four Hebrew letters [ i.e.
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William Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891–September 19/September 20, 1971) was an American Orientalist, pioneer archaeologist, biblical scholar, linguist and expert on ceramics.
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Edwin R. Thiele (1895–1986) was an American missionary in China, an editor, archaeologist, writer, and Old Testament professor. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Emmanuel Missionary College (which was renamed Andrews University in 1960) in 1918 with a BA degree in
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Yahweh is a proposed English reading of יהוה, the name of the God of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. These four Hebrew letters [ i.e.
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Ykhanya (Hebrew: יְכָנְיָה‎, jəxɔnjɔh, meaning "God will fortify (his people)",
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Ykhanya (Hebrew: יְכָנְיָה‎, jəxɔnjɔh, meaning "God will fortify (his people)",
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