For the moral and spiritual chaos of the time, and for prophecies and incidents throwing much light on the king s character, jeremiah has a number of extended passages, not, however, in consecutive order. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel, two sets of royal annals, mentioned in i and ii kings but subsequently lost. The historian of kings refers to these works as his source, where additional information may be found. This article is an overview of the kings of the united kingdom of israel as well as those of its successor states and classical period kingdoms ruled by the hasmonean dynasty and herodian dynasty in contemporary scholarship, the united monarchy is debated, due to a.
Jehoiachin king of judah amazing bible timeline with. However, the egyptian king found jehoahaz rebellious, refusing to pay the tribute he imposed. The book of mormon begins its story of the mulekites where the old testament story of zedekiah ends. However, the egyptian king found jehoahaz rebellious, refusing to pay the. As for the other events of ahabs reign, including all he did, the palace he built and adorned with ivory, and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book of the annals of the king. Jehoiakim now becomes king of judah at the age of twentyfive and he reigned for eleven years, 608 b.
Web kjv jps asv bbe dby wbs ylt nas niv jeremiah 37. Pharaoh neco made jehoiakim king of judah after he captured jehoahaz, jehoiakim s younger brother, who was the choice of the am haare. He came to the throne at the age of 18 in the midst of the chaldean invasion of judah and reigned three months. When josiah died at megiddo, his younger son, jehoahaz or shallum, was chosen king by the judahites, but the egyptian conqueror necho took jehoahaz to egypt and made jehoiakim king. Jehoiakim s father, king josiah, had returned judah to the lord by tearing down idol shrines and restoring obedience to gods law 2 kings 23. Jehoiakim, who was 25 when he ascended the throne according to i chron. The story of each king is told integrally, whether the king is of israel or judah. Books of the chronicles of the kings of judah and israel. Josiahjehoiakimzedekiah so, lets go through a chronology of the kings of judah during this time period. Jehoiakim, as we learnt from yesterday, also did evil in the sight of god, unlike josiah. King jehoiakim became the ruler of judah when his father was marched away to an egyptian jail that is where he appears on the bible timeline. The two books of kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work. King neco of egypt disposed of king jehoazah because he was a potential threat to his military operations in the middle east. Jehoiakim international standard bible encyclopedia.
He ruled judah during the sixth century bc, which is when he appears on the biblical timeline. Nevertheless, it seems that the major problem confronting the author of the book of kings was that jehoiakim was the only king of all the last four kings of judah who did not meet his punishment at the hands of a foreign king through exile and death on foreign soil. Zedekiah, king of judah 597587586 bc whose reign ended in the. He was given the name by the egyptians as a sign of his vassal status. During jehoiakim s reign, king nebuchadnezzar of babylon invaded the land of judah. When judah was conquered and king josiah killed in battle by egypt, josiahs son, jehoiakims younger brother jehoahaz, took josiahs office as king. Jehoiakims son jehoiachin became the new king in his place. Where can i find the book of the history of the kings of. The story of zedekiah is told in 2 kings 2425, 2 chronicles 36, and the book of jeremiah. The bands of chaldees, syrians, moabites and ammonites all came against judah, and. Old testament survey unit 8 quiz 3 flashcards quizlet. Jehoiakim sometimes written as jehoikim was born in 635 b.
Jehoiakim switched allegiance back to the egyptians. King jehoiachin of judah 8 jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of judah, and he ruled in jerusalem for three months. Then took jeremiah another scroll, and gave it to baruch the scribe, the son of neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of jeremiah all the words of the book which jehoiakim king of judah had burned in the fire. Kings tells the story of the kingdoms of israel and of judah from the beginning of king solomons reign roughly 960 b. The rest of the events of jehoiakims reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the historical record of judahs kings. After josiah s death, his son jehoahaz was chosen king by the people. King neco of egypt disposed of king jehoazah because he was a potential threat.
He was the second born son to his brother, jehoahaz. The book of chronicles recorded that nebuchadnezzar king of babylon. Rawlinson chronicles the history surrounding each king, giving account of the politics, warfare, religion, and culture of the reign. Because of his fearless prophesying during the reigns of the next four kings of judah, and the fact that he predicted the destruction of jerusalem because of the peoples sins he was hated all the more. The first year of the reign of zedekiah, king of judah. In late 598 bc, the babylonian king nebuchadnezzar ii invaded judah and again laid siege to jerusalem, which lasted three months. The kings of judah of the house of david from king david himself to king zedekiah who was blinded and sent into exile after an uprising against. Zedekiah had been installed as king of judah by nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon, after a siege of jerusalem in 597 bc, to succeed his nephew, jehoiachin, who was.
However after three years he rebelled against nebuchadnezzar, and this led to the destruction of judah. Jehoiakim king of judah amazing bible timeline with. And necho took jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to egypt. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. Until the book of mormon was published in 1830, history had remained silent about any surviving son of the last of the twentyone kings of judah. First, lets fill in the blanks weve just noticed three kings mentioned so far in jeremiah 1.
He came to the throne at the age of eight following the murder of his father amon 2 kings 21. Jeremiah was a major prophet during the reign of king jehoiakim. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format. He was forced to surrender to nebuchadrezzar ii and was taken to babylon 597 bc, along with 1. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of. 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. Jeremiah, righteousness true or false when gods final message to jehoiakim by jeremiah predicted the babylonian captivity, jehoiakim reacted to that message by burning the book scroll.
He carried them to babylon and put them in his own house. However, pharaoh neco ii dethroned him and set up another of josiahs sons, eliakim, who took the name jehoiakim. History shows that through the centuries various people have tried to destroy the word of god. He went into hiding because of the wrath of jehoiakim who had cut up his book of prophecies and burned them. General and deep was the mourning in jerusalem and judah for good king josiah. The rest of the events in jehoiakim s reign and all his deeds are recorded in the book of the history of the kings of judah. The story of zedekiah is told in the old testament in the second book of kings, chapters. For the rest of his acts we are referred, also for the last time, to the book of the kings of israel and judah. When josiah died at megiddo, his younger son, jehoahaz or shallum, was chosen king by the judahites, but the egyptian conqueror necho took jehoahaz to egypt. Jehoiachin was the son of jehoiakim and his name means god will fortify his people. Pharaoh neco made jehoiakim king of judah after he captured jehoahaz, jehoiakims younger brother, who was the choice of the am haare. Jehoiachin, in the old testament ii kings 24, son of king jehoiakim and king of judah. The two books of kings present a history of ancient israel and judah from the death of king david to the release of. Although judah was under egypts control in the early part of his reign, later judah would come under the control of the babylonians, 2 kings 23.
Jehoiakim, also spelled joakim, in the old testament ii kings 23. When jehoiachin came to power, his father jehoiakim had passed away after ruling the land for eleven years. In his days, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came up to judah, and jehoiakim became his servant. King jehoiakim, 18th sovereign of the separate kingdom of judah, enjoys the dubious distinction of being the first sovereign of israelites placed on the throne by a foreign power. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled. And the king of egypt made eliakim his brother king over judah and jerusalem, and turned his name to jehoiakim. Everything else jehoiakim did while he was king is written in the history of the kings of judah. Upon king josiah s death, jehoahaz was made king over judah. The last 11 books contain poetry, theology, and some additional history. The book of chronicles, the last book of the hebrew bible and a central historical book of the christian old testament, has in recent decades gone from being. The book of the kings of judah and israel was separated into the two books of i kings and ii kings in the old testament. The kings of israel and judah is a complete historical study based on the books of kings and chronicles a mustread for students of the bible and historians of the origins of judaism and christianity. His mother was nehushta, the daughter of elnathan from jerusalem.