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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70293" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70293" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Jehoiachin]] (''je-hoi'a-kĭn'' ), ''whom Jehovah has appointed.'' Jeconiah, 1 Chronicles 3:17; Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24; Jeconias, [[R.]] [[V.]] "Jechoniah." Matthew 1:12. Son and successor of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, b.c. 598. 2 Kings 24:8. In his brief reign Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and carried the king and royal family, the chief men of the nation, and great treasures, unto Babylon. 2 Kings 24:6-16. Jehoiachin merited this punishment. Jeremiah 22:24-30. For 37 years he was a captive, but Evil-merodach liberated him and made him share the royal bounty and be head of all the captive kings in Babylon. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32122" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32122" /> == |