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Jeconiah from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum " Jeconiah ( , meaning " God will fortify (his people)"; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( ; ; ), was a king of Judah .¹ According to 2 Kings 24:8 , he became king upon the death of his father, Jehoiakim , at the age of eighteen and reigned for only three months and ten days. However, most Hebrew versions, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac versions of 2 Chronicles 36:9 give the age when he became king as eight, compared with other versions which give it as eighteen (e.g., 2 Chronicles 36:9 ). The Vulgate has the discrepancy, which the Challenor note in the Douay-Rheims Bible reconciles the discrepancy: "He was associated by his father to the kingdom, when he was but eight years old; but after his father's death, when he reigned alone, he was eighteen years old." Edwin Thiele dates Jeconiah's short reign to 598/597 BC. He was deposed by the Babylonians at the end of the first siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II in 597 BC, after which Jeconiah, his household, and many of the elite and craftsmen of Judah were exiled to Babylon . Babylonian records, called Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets , written in Cuneiform and dating to 592 BC mention him and his five sons as recipients of food ration in Babylon , though it would have been difficult for him to have had five sons in the time frame attributed to him.²

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Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin , Joachin , and Coniah ) was king of Judah . He was the son of Jehoiakim and Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem . Both Albright and Thiele date his reign to 598 BC . He began to reign in Jerusalem at the age of eight, upon the death of his father, Jehoiakim. His children included Assir and Salathiel. After reigning for three months and ten days, he was removed from office by the Babylonians, and Zedekiah was placed as king in Jerusalem ( 2 Chronicles 36:9). Jeconiah, with his household, many of the rulers of Judah, and many craftsmen, were taken captive to Babylon . Cuneiform records dated to 592 BC mention Jeconiah (" Ia-'-ú-kinu ") and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon . He was still called king while in captivity. In the thirty-seventh year of his captivity ( 562 BC ), he was removed from prison by Amel-Marduk , King of Babylon . v t e

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of Judah Jeconiah ( , meaning " God will fortify (his people)"; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( ; ; ), was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim . Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible . Records of Jeconiah's existence have been found in Iraq , such as the Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets . These tablets were excavated near the Ishtar Gate in Babylon and have been dated to c. 592 BCE. Written in cuneiform , they mention Jeconiah (" Ia-'-ú-kinu ") and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon. Comparing Babylonian records with date references found in Hebrew biblical texts, the length of Jeconiah's captivity can accurately be determined. 2 Kings 24:8 James B.

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Jeconiah ( Yekonya , meaning " Yah has established"; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( ; ), was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim , and the grandson of King Josiah . Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible . Records of Jeconiah's existence have been found in Iraq , such as the Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets . These tablets were excavated near the Ishtar Gate in Babylon and have been dated to c. 592 BCE. Written in cuneiform , they mention Jeconiah ( , " Ia-'-ú-kinu ") and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8 John W. The Message of Kings .

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Biblical figure; 19th monarch of the Kingdom of Judah Jeconiah ( Yəḵonəyā , meaning " Yah has established"; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( Yəhōyāḵīn ; ), was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim , and the grandson of King Josiah . Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible . Records of Jeconiah's existence have been found in Iraq , such as the Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets . These tablets were excavated near the Ishtar Gate in Babylon and have been dated to c. 592 BCE. Written in cuneiform , they mention Jeconiah ( , Yaʾúkinu [ ia-ʾ-ú-ki-nu ]) and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8 John W. The Message of Kings .

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Biblical figure; 19th monarch of the Kingdom of Judah Jeconiah ( Biblical Hebrew : יְכָנְיָה , romanized: Yəḵonəyā [jəxonjɔː] meaning " Yahweh has established"; Greek : Ἰεχονίας ; Latin : Iechonias, Jechonias ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( יְהוֹיָכִין Yəhoyāḵin [jəhoːjɔːˈxiːn] ; Latin : Ioachin, Joachin ), was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim , and the grandson of King Josiah . Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible . Records of Jeconiah's existence have been found in Iraq , such as the Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets . These tablets were excavated near the Ishtar Gate in Babylon and dated to c. 592 BCE. Written in cuneiform , they mention Jeconiah ( Akkadian : 𒅀𒀪𒌑𒆠𒉡} , romanized: Yaʾukinu [ ia-ʾ-ú-ki-nu ]) and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8 John W. The Message of Kings .

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