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Zedekiah (court official)
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
The last king of Judah, who came to the throne when King Jehoiachin was exiled to Babylon. Zedekiah was only 21 when he became king, reigning 11 years (597–586 bc). He was the son of Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libna, and the third son of King Josiah (1 Chr 3:15)—thus, the brother of the former kings Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim and uncle of King Jehoiachin.
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Zedekiah, King of Judah
Zedekiah, King of Judah (צִדְקִיָּה‎, tsidqiyyah; צִדְקִיָּהוּ‎, tsidqiyyahu). The last king of Judah, who came to the throne when King Jehoiachin was exiled to Babylon. Zedekiah was only 21 when he became king, reigning 11 years (597–586 bc). He was the son of Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libna,
Zedekiah, Son of Hananiah
Zedekiah, Son of Hananiah (צִדְקִיָּהוּ‎, tsidqiyyahu). Served as a court official under King Jehoiakim (Jer 36:12).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Mattaniah (Person)
MATTANIAH (PERSON) [Heb mattanyāhû (מַתַּנְיָהוּ)]. Var. BESCASPASMYS. As many as 10 people in the OT bear this name. It is composed of the Hebrew word for “gift” (mattan) and the divine name, Yahweh. Such combinations of the divine name and some form of the verb ntn “to give” are called names of thanksgiving
Zedekiah (Person)
ZEDEKIAH (PERSON) [Heb ṣidqı̂yâ (צִדְקִיָּה‎); ṣidqı̂yāhû (צִדְקִיָּהוּ)]. Meaning “Yah (or Yahu) is my righteousness,” namely, “Yahweh is my right (He helped me to obtain my right),” or “Yahweh is my salvation” (HALAT, 944; TPNAH, 75, 358).1. Son of Chenaanah; a prophet who promised Ahab victory
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Zedekiah
Zedekiah. 1. Judah’s last king and a key political figure in the fateful final decade of the southern kingdom. His reign (597–586 bc) spanned Nebuchadnezzar’s two attacks on Jerusalem, in 597 and 586. The first attack was in reprisal for the rebellion of Josiah’s son Jehoiakim (609–598 bc) against Nebuchadnezzar;
Zidkijah
Zidkijah. kjv form of Zedekiah, a prince of the Jews, in Nehemiah 10:1.See Zedekiah #4.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Zedekiah
5. Son of Hananiah (Jer. 36:12); a prince of Judah before whom Jeremiah’s scroll was read by Baruch and later by Jehudi (vv 14–21).
Zedekiah
Zedekiah zed-ə-kīʹə [Heb. ṣiḏqîyāhû, ṣiḏqîyâ—‘Yah (weh) is my righteousness’; Gk. Sedekias]; AV also ZIDKIJAH (Neh. 10:1), SEDECIAS (Bar. 1:1, 8), ZEDECHIAS (1 Esd. 1:46).
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Zedekiah
ZEDEKIAH1. Judah’s last king and a key political figure in the fateful final decade of the southern kingdom. His reign (597–586 bc) spanned Nebuchadnezzar’s two attacks on Jerusalem, in 597 and 586. The first attack was in reprisal for the rebellion of Josiah’s son, Jehoiakim (609–598 bc), against Nebuchadnezzar;
Zidkijah
ZIDKIJAH* kjv form of Zedekiah, a priest in Nehemiah 10:1. See Zedekiah #4.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Mattaniah
Mattaniah (mat´uh-ni´uh; Heb., “the Lord’s gift”).1 A levitical musician from the sons of Heman who was appointed to the temple by David (1 Chron. 25:4).2 An Asaphite Levite who participated in Hezekiah’s reform (2 Chron. 29:13).3 The last king of Judah, renamed Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar, who appointed
Zedekiah
Zedekiah (zed´uh-ki´uh; Heb., “the Lord is righteousness”).1 A prophet at the court of Ahab of Israel. He was opposed by Micaiah, son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:11, 24; 2 Chron. 18:10, 23). Zedekiah led four hundred prophets in voicing their support of a military campaign against Aram. Micaiah counseled against
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Zedekiah
ZEDEKIAH1. Son of Chenaanah (1 Kgs 22:1–28; 2 Chr 18:1–27); one of Ahab’s 400 court prophets who were consulted prior to the planned expedition against Ramoth-gilead. At first all the prophets prophesied, and then Zedekiah became spokesman for the group, placing upon his head “horns of iron,” symbolic
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Zedekiah
ZEDEKIAH (Heb. ṣiḏqiyyāhû—ṣiḏqiyyâ, only in 1 Ki. 22:11; Je. 27:12; 28:1; 29:3—‘Yahweh is (my) righteousness’). 1. One of 400 court prophets under *Ahab who lied by prophesying his victory over Syria (1 Ki. 22:1–12; 2 Ch. 18:1–11). When Micaiah revealed the truth, Zedekiah symbolically called
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Mattaniah
Mattaniah (Heb. mattanyâ, mattanyāhû)A common Hebrew name (“Gift of Yah[weh]”), attested in the Lachish Letters (1:5) and in seal bullae from the time of Jeremiah (cf. also the short form Mattan without the theophoric element).1. The last king of Judah (ca. 597–596 b.c.e.), enthroned to replace
Zedekiah
Zedekiah (Heb. ṣiḏqɩ̂yâ, ṣiḏqɩ̂yāhû)1. A (false) prophet at the court of Ahab of Israel who led the 400 prophets associated with Samaria in their oracular support of a military campaign against Aram (1 Kgs. 22:1–36 = 2 Chr. 18:1–27); son of Chenaanah. In contrast to the corroborative message
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Zedekiah
Zedekiah [zĕdˊə kīˊə] (Heb. ṣiḏgîyâ, ṣiḏgîyāhû “Yahweh is righteousness”).
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Zedekiah
ZEDEKIAH (Hebrew, “the Lord is my righteousness”) The name of several men in the Old Testament.1. The son of Chenaanah. He was one of the four hundred court prophets under Ahab; he promised Israel a sure victory against the Arameans at Ramoth-gilead (1 Kgs 22:1–28; 2 Chr 18:1–27). Micaiah, on the other
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Zedekiah
Zedeki´ah (justice of Jehovah).1. The last king of Judah and Jerusalem. He was the son of Josiah by his wife Hamutal, and therefore own brother to Jehoahaz. 2 Kings 24:18; comp. 23:31. His original name was Mattaniah, which was changed to Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried off his nephew Jehoiachim
Zidkijah
Zidki´jah (justice of Jehovah), a priest or family of priests who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh. 10:1. (b.c. 410.)
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Relatives
Hananiah Father
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Court official