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zedekiah

zedekiah


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Zedekiah 
  righteousness  of  Jehovah.  (1.)  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;  24:17,  18).  His  original  name  was 
  Mattaniah;  but  when  Nebuchadnezzar  placed  him  on  the  throne  as 
  the  successor  to  Jehoiachin  he  changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah.  The 
  prophet  Jeremiah  was  his  counsellor,  yet  "he  did  evil  in  the 
  sight  of  the  Lord"  (2  Kings  24:19,  20;  Jer.  52:2,  3).  He 
  ascended  the  throne  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  The  kingdom 
  was  at  that  time  tributary  to  Nebuchadnezzar;  but  despite  the 
  strong  remonstrances  of  Jeremiah  and  others  as  well  as  the 
  example  of  Jehoiachin,  he  threw  off  the  yoke  of  Babylon,  and 
  entered  into  an  alliance  with  Hophra,  king  of  Egypt.  This 
  brought  up  Nebuchadnezzar,  "with  all  his  host"  (2  King  25:1), 
  against  Jerusalem.  During  this  siege,  which  lasted  about 
  eighteen  months,  "every  worst  woe  befell  the  devoted  city,  which 
  drank  the  cup  of  God's  fury  to  the  dregs"  (2  Kings  25:3;  Lam. 
  4:4,  5,  10).  The  city  was  plundered  and  laid  in  ruins.  Zedekiah 
  and  his  followers,  attempting  to  escape,  were  made  captive  and 
  taken  to  Riblah.  There  after  seeing  his  own  children  put  to 
  death,  his  own  eyes  were  put  out  and  being  loaded  with  chains, 
  he  was  carried  captive  (B.C.  588)  to  Babylon  (2  Kings  25:1-7;  2 
  Chr.  36:12;  Jer.  32:4,5;  34:2,  3;  39:1-7;  52:4-11;  Ezek.  12:12), 
  where  he  remained  a  prisoner,  how  long  is  unknown,  to  the  day  of 
  his  death. 
 
  After  the  fall  of  Jerusalem,  Nebuzaraddan  was  sent  to  carry 
  out  its  complete  destruction.  The  city  was  razed  to  the  ground. 
  Only  a  small  number  of  vinedressers  and  husbandmen  were 
  permitted  to  remain  in  the  land  (Jer.  52:16).  Gedaliah,  with  a 
  Chaldean  guard  stationed  at  Mizpah,  ruled  over  Judah  (2  Kings 
  25:22,  24;  jer.  40:1,  2,  5,  6). 
 
  (2.)  The  son  of  Chenaanah,  a  false  prophet  in  the  days  of  Ahab 
  (1  Kings  22:11,  24;  2  Chr.  18:10,  23). 
 
  (3.)  The  son  of  Hananiah,  a  prince  of  Judah  in  the  days  of 
  Jehoiakim  (Jer.  36:12). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Zedekiah,  the  Lord  is  my  justice;  the  justice  of  the  Lord