Also called Jeconiah (1 Chronicles 3:16) and Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24), forms of the same name.
About
King of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, also called Jeconiah and Coniah. He reigned about three months in Jerusalem and did evil in the eyes of the Lord. When the army of Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city, Jehoiachin went out to the king of Babylon with his mother, his servants and his officials. He was carried to Babylon with the temple treasures and thousands of captives, and Zedekiah was made king in his place. Jeremiah said that even if he were the signet on the right hand of the Lord, the Lord would pull him off. In the thirty-seventh year of his exile, Evil-merodach king of Babylon brought him out of prison and gave him a place at the royal table.
Relationships
FatherJehoiakimFather, whose evil ways 2 Kings says he followed
RelativeZedekiahKinsman made king in his place, uncle in 2 Kings, brother in 2 Chronicles
Taken captive byNebuchadnezzarKing of Babylon who carried him and his household into exile
GrandsonZerubbabelGrandson by 1 Chronicles 3 and Matthew 1, governor of Judah after the exile
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
2 Kings 24:12
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.2 Kings 24:12, KJV
2 Kings 24:15
And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.2 Kings 24:15, KJV
2 Kings 25:27
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;2 Kings 25:27, KJV
Jeremiah 22:24
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;Jeremiah 22:24, KJV
Matthew 1:12
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;Matthew 1:12, KJV
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