King Zedekiah of Judah

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Biblical figure King of Judah Monarch

King Zedekiah of Judah was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah, whose reign ended with Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon and his own capture and deportation.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical figure → King of Judah → Monarch →
alliedWith	Egypt →
appointedBy	Nebuchadnezzar II →
associatedWithProphet	Ezekiel → Jeremiah →
birthPlace	Kingdom of Judah →
brokeTreatyWith	Babylon →
capital	Jerusalem →
capturedBy	Babylonians → Nebuchadnezzar II →
capturePlace	near Jericho →
causeOfDeath	unknown (in captivity) →
conflict	Babylonian conquest of Judah →
country	Kingdom of Judah →
covenant	oath sworn in the name of Yahweh to Nebuchadnezzar →
deathPlace	Babylon →
deposedBy	Nebuchadnezzar II →
era	Late First Temple period →
event	Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) →
eyesPutOutBy	Babylonians →
father	Josiah →
givenName	Mattaniah →
historicalRegion	Southern Levant →
house	House of David →
knownFor	being the last king of Judah → breaking oath to Nebuchadnezzar → fall of Jerusalem to Babylon → rebellion against Babylon →
mentionedIn	2 Chronicles → 2 Kings → Book of Ezekiel → Book of Jeremiah → Hebrew Bible →
mother	Hamutal →
motherFrom	Libnah →
positionHeld	King of Judah →
predecessor	Jehoiachin →
regnalName	Zedekiah →
reignEnd	586 BCE →
reignStart	597 BCE →
religion	Yahwism →
sibling	Jehoahaz → Jehoiachin → Jehoiakim →
sons	unnamed sons killed at Riblah →
successor	none (monarchy ended) →
takenTo	Babylon → Riblah →
vassalOf	Babylonian Empire → Nebuchadnezzar II →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hamutal ("Zedekiah") → Jehoiakim ("Zedekiah") → Libnah ("Zedekiah") →	child
Coniah ("Zedekiah") → Jehoiachin ("Zedekiah") → Yekonyah ("Zedekiah") →	successor
Hamutal ("Zedekiah") → Libnah ("Zedekiah") →	motherOf
Mattaniah ("Zedekiah") → Zedekiah ("Zedekiah") →	regnalName
Mattaniah ("Zedekiah") →	alsoKnownAs
Riblah ("blinding of Zedekiah") →	associatedWithEvent
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ("Zedekiah") →	commander
King Davidic dynasty ("Zedekiah") →	hasLastMonarch
King Davidic dynasty ("Zedekiah") →	hasMonarch
Babylonian exile →	hasParticipant
King of Judah ("Zedekiah") →	lastHolder
Kingdom of Judah ("Zedekiah") →	notableKing
Mattaniah ("Zedekiah") →	originalNameOf
Zedekiah ("King of Judah") →	positionHeld
King of Judah ("Zedekiah") →	positionHeldBy
Jehoiakim ("Zedekiah") →	sibling
Jekonias ("Zedekiah") →	succeededBy