Zedekiah (king)

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A descendant of Asaph and ancestor of the prophet Jahaziel (2 Chr 20:14).

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Mattaniah, Ancestor of Jahaziel

Mattaniah, Ancestor of Jahaziel (מַתַּנְיָה‎, mattanyah). A descendant of Asaph and ancestor of the prophet Jahaziel (2 Chr 20:14).

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,

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

Mattaniah

Mattaniah. 1. Last king of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon enthroned in place of his nephew, Jehoiachin; his name subsequently was changed to Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:17), and as such he was known in the other references to him in 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Jeremiah.See Zedekiah #2.2. Asaph’s

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

Mattaniah

Mattaniah mat-ə-nī̀ə [Heb. mattanyâ, mattanyāhû—‘gift of Yahweh’; Gk. Maththanias, Mathania, Manthanias, Matthanias, etc.]; NEB also MATTANAIAH.

Mattaniah

1. The original name of Zedekiah king of Judah, changed by Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon when he made Mattaniah king in place of his nephew Jehoiachin (2 K. 24:17).

Zedekiah

2. The last king of Judah (ca 597–587 b.c.), third son of Josiah (1 Ch. 3:15), whom Nebuchadrezzar established as king in the place of his exiled nephew Jehoiachin (2 K. 24:8–17; Jer. 29:3).According to 2 K. 24:17 his original name was Mattaniah (as in Lachish Letter no 1; see J. Gibson, Syrian Semitic

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

Mattaniah

MATTANIAH1. Last king of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon enthroned in place of his nephew Jehoiachin; his name subsequently was changed to Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:17), and as such he was known in the other references to him in 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Jeremiah. See Zedekiah.2. Asaph’s descendant,

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

Mattaniah

MATTANIAH1. Original name of Zedekiah (q.v.), king of Judah. His name was changed when Nebuchadnezzar put him on the throne replacing his nephew Jehoiachin. He reigned 11 years in Jerusalem and was an evil king (2 Kgs 24:17–20).2. A descendant of Asaph (1 Chr 9:15), leader of the temple choir (Neh

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

Mattaniah

Mattaniah [mătˊə nīˊə] (Heb. mattanyâ, mattanyāhû “gift of Yahweh”).

Zedekiah

Zedekiah [zĕdˊə kīˊə] (Heb. ṣiḏgîyâ, ṣiḏgîyāhû “Yahweh is righteousness”).

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Mattaniah

MATTANIAH (Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”) The name used for a number of individuals in the Old Testament, including several court officials and priests. The most significant figure to bear this name is King Zedekiah of Judah (597–586 b.c.). (See under Zedekiah.)

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

Mattaniah

Mattani´ah (gift of Jehovah).1. The original name of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was changed when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne. 2 Kings 24:17.2. A Levite singer of the sons of Asaph. 1 Chron. 9:15. He was leader of the temple choir after its restoration, Neh. 11:17; 12:8, in the time of

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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