King Jehoiachin of Judah

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King Jehoiachin of Judah was a young monarch of the Kingdom of Judah who was deposed and taken captive to Babylon, becoming a notable figure in the history of the Babylonian exile.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Jehoiachin 14
Amel-Marduk 0
Jeconiah 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Human
King of Judah
Monarch
ageAtStartOfReign 18
alsoKnownAs Coniah
Amel-Marduk
surface form: Evil-merodach

King Jehoiachin of Judah
surface form: Jeconiah

Jekonias
Yekonyah
birthPlace Jerusalem
burialPlace Babylon
surface form: Babylon (traditional assumption, exact site unknown)
capturedBy Nebuchadnezzar II
child Pedaiah
Shealtiel
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Judah
dateOfBirth circa 616 BCE
dateOfDeath after 561 BCE
deposedBy Nebuchadnezzar II
durationOfReign about 3 months
endTime reign ended circa 597 BCE
event First deportation of Judeans to Babylon
release from prison in the 37th year of his exile
father Elnathan of Jerusalem
Jehoiakim
houseOrDynasty King Davidic dynasty
surface form: House of David
imprisonedIn Babylon
laterStatus given a seat of honor above other captive kings in Babylon
lengthOfImprisonment about 37 years
mentionedIn 1 Esdras
2 Chronicles 36
2 Kings 24
Books of Kings
surface form: 2 Kings 25

Ezekiel 1
Jeremiah 22
Jeremiah 24
Jeremiah 29
Jeremiah 52
Matthew 1
mother Nehushta
notableFor being exiled to Babylon
role in the Babylonian exile
partOf King Davidic dynasty
surface form: Davidic line of kings
placeOfDeath Babylon
positionHeld King of Judah
predecessor Jehoiakim
reignedOver Kingdom of Judah
releasedBy Amel-Marduk
religion Yahwism
significance appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
spouse Unknown wife (name not preserved in Bible)
startTime reign began circa 598 BCE
successor King Zedekiah of Judah
surface form: Zedekiah
takenTo Babylon

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King Jehoiachin of Judah alsoKnownAs King Jehoiachin of Judah
subject surface form: Jehoiachin
this entity surface form: Jeconiah
Coniah alternateName King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Jekonias alternateNameOf King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Yekonyah alternativeNameOf King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Jehoiakim child King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Jekonias hasAlternateName King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Yekonyah hasAlternativeName King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Shealtiel hasFather King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Babylonian exile hasParticipant King Jehoiachin of Judah
Shealtiel isDescendantOf King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: King Jehoiachin
Shealtiel isDescendantOf King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Nehushta motherOf King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Nehushta notableRelative King Jehoiachin of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah predecessor King Jehoiachin of Judah
subject surface form: Zedekiah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Mattaniah relative King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Hamutal relativeByMarriage King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
King Zedekiah of Judah sibling King Jehoiachin of Judah
subject surface form: Zedekiah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin
Jehoiakim successor King Jehoiachin of Judah
this entity surface form: Jehoiachin