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Zedekiah

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Zedekiah in the Bible Dictionary

  1. 1. Made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar 2 Kgs 24:17, 18; 1 Chr 3:15; 2 Chr 36:10; Jer 37:1
  2. Throws off his allegiance to Nebuchadnezzar 2 Kgs 24:20; 2 Chr 36:13; Jer 52:3; Ezek 17:12–21
  3. Forms an alliance with the king of Egypt Ezek 17:11–18
  4. The allegiance denounced
  5. By Jeremiah 2 Chr 36:12; Jer 21; 24:8–10; 27:12–22; 32:3–5; 34; 37:7–10, 17; 38:14–28
  6. By Ezekiel Ezek 12:10–16; 17:12–21
  7. Imprisons Jeremiah on account of his denunciations Jer 32:2, 3; 37:15–21; 38:5–28
  8. Seeks the intercession of Jeremiah with God on his behalf Jer 21:1–3; 37:3; 38:14–27
  9. The evil reign of 2 Kgs 24:19, 20; 2 Chr 36:12, 13; Jer 37:2; 38:5, 19, 24–26; 52:2
  10. Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to Babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons 2 Kgs 25:1–10; 2 Chr 36:17–20; Jer 1:3; 32:1, 2; 39:1–10; 51:59; 52:4–30
  11. 2. Grandson of Jehoiakim 1 Chr 3:16
  12. 3. A false prophet Jer 29:21–23
  13. 4. A prince of Judah Jer 36:12
  14. 5. A false prophet
  15. Prophesies to Ahab that he will be victorious over the Syrians, instead of being defeated 1 Kgs 22:11; 2 Chr 18:10
  16. Strikes Micaiah, the true prophet 1 Kgs 22:24; 2 Chr 18:23

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.