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Like the three kings before him, Mattaniah was given a throne name. His throne name was Zedekiah.
Jehoiachin’s uncle: See 1 Chronicles 3:15–16.
Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC.
He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).
Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Making Sense of the Exile The Collapse of Culture
Events
- Reign of Jeconiahc. 598 BC
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People
Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile
Places
Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel
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Babylon, Babylonia Book of Jeremiah Ezekiel, Book of Inscriptions Jehoiachin Kings, Books of First and Second Mattaniah Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Zechariah, Book of
Topics
Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar King of Made Zedekiah King Kings: Names of, often Changed at Their Accession Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Zedekiah Mattaniah: Original Name of Zedekiah, King of Judah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Zedekiah is Made King by Nebuchadnezzar Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar