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).

2024年12月16日 · Zedekiah was the last king of Judah and was king when Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC and the majority of the people were carried into exile. The story of Zedekiah is told in 2 Kings 24–25, 2 Chronicles 36, and the book of Jeremiah. Zedekiah’s original name was Mattaniah.

Zedekiah was the king of Judah (597–587/586 bc) whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon. Mattaniah was the son of Josiah and the uncle of Jehoiachin, the reigning king of Judah.

Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest. He reigned from 597 to 586 BC. His reign and its tragic end are pivotal in the history of Israel, marking the final collapse of the southern kingdom and the beginning of the Babylonian exile.

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 …

2024年4月15日 · Zedekiah's reign played a pivotal role in ancient Israel's history: he was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian captivity. Zedekiah's actions in the Book of Jeremiah shed light on the political and spiritual turmoil that engulfed his kingdom during his rule.

ZEDEKIAH (Heb. צִדְקִיָּהוּ ,צִדְקִיָּה; "YHWH is my righteousness"), the third son of Josiah (I Chron. 3:15) and the last king of Judah (597/6–587/6 B.C.E.). Zedekiah was 21 years old when he ascended the throne.

King Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. He was the son of King Josiah and the uncle of his predecessor, King Jehoiachin. Zedekiah ascended to the throne at the age of 21, reigning from 597 to 586 BC.

Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest. He was the son of Josiah and the uncle of Jehoiachin, whom he succeeded. His reign lasted from 597 to 586 BC, a period marked by political instability, spiritual decline, and eventual destruction.

Zedekiah. righteousness of Jehovah. 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; 2 Kings 24:17 2 Kings 24:18). His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the ...