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descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim <i>were</i> Jeconiah his son <i>and</i> Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim <i>were</i> his son Jeconiah <i>and</i> his son Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim <i>were</i> Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim <i>were</i> Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sons (descendants) of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiakim’s sons: his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiakim&#8217s sons: his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoiakim was the father of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiakim's son was Jeconiah, whose son was Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiakim had two sons: Jehoiachin and Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehoiakim's descendants included his son Jeconiah, and his son Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim: his son Jehoiachin and his son Zedekiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim; Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Of Joakim was born Jechonias, and Sedecias. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From Jehoiakim was born Jeconiah and Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Jehoiakim were: Jeconiah, his son; Zedekiah, his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Yoiqim: Yokania his son, Tsedeqia his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Joakim; Jechonias his son, Sedekias his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=881" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">The Descendants of Solomon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The successors</a> <a href="/hebrew/3079.htm" title="3079: yə·hō·w·yā·qîm (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD raises up, three Isr. From Yhovah abbreviated and quwm; Jehovah will raise; Jehojakim, a Jewish king.">of Jehoiakim:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3204.htm" title="3204: yə·ḵā·nə·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Jeconiah. And Ykonyahuw; or Ykownyah; from kuwn and Yahh; Jah will establish; Jekonjah, a Jewish king.">Jeconiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6667.htm" title="6667: ṣiḏ·qî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">and Zedekiah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18</a></span><br />Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8-9</a></span><br />Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a></span><br />On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a></span><br />“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a></span><br />This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a></span><br />On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-14</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm">Luke 3:27</a></span><br />the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9-10</a></span><br />Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD. / In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">2 Chronicles 36:11-12</a></span><br />Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.</p><p class="hdg">Jeconiah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">2 Kings 24:6,8</a></b></br> So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9</a></b></br> Jehoiachin <i>was</i> eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">Jehoiachin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24,28</a></b></br> <i>As</i> I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; … </p><p class="hdg">Coniah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a></b></br> And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:</p><p class="hdg">Jechonias.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">1 Chronicles 3:15</a></b></br> And the sons of Josiah <i>were</i>, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></b></br> And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.</p><p class="hdg">being his uncle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/matthew/1-12.htm">Jeconiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeconi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/acts/3-24.htm">Successors</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">Jeconiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">Jeconi'ah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/acts/3-24.htm">Successors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">The sons of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">His line to Zedekiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">The successors of Jeconiah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His reign is noted for its political instability and spiritual decline, as he did not follow the ways of the Lord. This phrase introduces the lineage of Jehoiakim, highlighting the continuation of the Davidic line despite the challenges faced during his reign. The mention of successors emphasizes the importance of lineage and the fulfillment of God's promise to David that his descendants would continue to rule.<p><b>Jeconiah his son:</b><br>Jeconiah, also known as Jehoiachin, was the son of Jehoiakim and reigned for a brief period before being taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His reign marked the beginning of the Babylonian exile, a significant event in Jewish history. Jeconiah's captivity fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah, who warned of the consequences of Judah's disobedience. Despite his captivity, Jeconiah is listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew, indicating the continuation of the Davidic line and God's faithfulness to His covenant.<p><b>and Zedekiah:</b><br>Zedekiah was the last king of Judah before the final Babylonian conquest. He was Jehoiakim's brother and was placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar. His reign ended with the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, leading to the complete exile of the Jewish people. Zedekiah's reign is often seen as a period of missed opportunities for repentance and reform. His failure to heed prophetic warnings, particularly from Jeremiah, resulted in the fulfillment of prophecies concerning the fall of Jerusalem. Zedekiah's story serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of ignoring God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim.htm">Jehoiakim</a></b><br>He was a king of Judah, the son of Josiah, and father of Jeconiah. His reign was marked by idolatry and rebellion against God, leading to the Babylonian invasion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeconiah.htm">Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin)</a></b><br>The son of Jehoiakim, he was king of Judah for a brief period before being taken captive to Babylon. His captivity marked the beginning of the Babylonian Exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest. He was Jehoiakim's brother and Jeconiah's uncle, and his reign ended with the destruction of Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was ruled by the descendants of David. It was eventually conquered by Babylon due to the people's persistent disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>A significant event in Jewish history where the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon. This period was a result of their continued disobedience and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The lives of Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah illustrate the severe consequences of turning away from God. Their reigns ended in disaster because they did not heed God's warnings through the prophets.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the judgment that came upon Judah, God's plan for restoration and redemption continued. The inclusion of Jeconiah in the genealogy of Jesus demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>The prophets, like Jeremiah, warned the kings and people of Judah about the impending judgment. This serves as a reminder to listen to God's Word and respond with repentance and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, such as the Babylonian Exile, God provided hope and a future for His people. This encourages believers to trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_vaping_considered_sinful.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chronicles_3_names_differ.htm">Why do the names and order in 1 Chronicles 3 sometimes conflict with genealogies in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Matthew 1)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chron._3_10-16_kings_differ.htm">In 1 Chronicles 3:10–16, why does the sequence of kings differ from certain historical references and archaeological findings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jechoniah's_father__josiah_or_jehoiakim.htm">Who was the father of Jechoniah? Josiah (Matthew 1:11) Jeholakim (I Chronicles 3:16)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Jeconiah</span> (<span class= "ital">Iah establish</span> <span class= "ital">!</span>)= Jehoiachin (<span class= "ital">Iahweh establisheth</span>)<span class= "ital"> =</span> Coniah (<a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm" title="As I live, said the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;">Jeremiah 22:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm" title="Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?">Jeremiah 22:28</a>--an abbreviation of Jeconiah), was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm" title="And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.">2Kings 24:15</a>), and Zedekiah his father's brother, became king in his stead. Hence the supposition that "Zedekiah his son" means "Zedekiah his successor" on the throne. (Comp. margin.) But (1) the phrase "his son" has its natural sense throughout the preceding list; and (2) there really is nothing against the apparent statement of the text that Jeconiah the king had a son named Zedekiah, after his great-uncle. As, like Johanan (<a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm" title="And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.">1Chronicles 3:15</a>), he did not come to the throne, this younger Zedekiah is not mentioned elsewhere. (See <a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm" title="And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,">1Chronicles 3:17</a>, Note.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - Of the above four brothers, sons of Josiah, the second, Jehoiakim, or Eliakim, had a son called <span class="cmt_word">Jeconiah</span>, or Jehoiachin - essentially the same word. He was eighteen years of age when he succeeded his father (<a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8</a>). A touching glimpse is given of him in <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31</a>. His name is shortened to Coniah in <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24</a> and Jeremiah 37:1, though elsewhere in the same prophet, Jeconiah, and in one place (<a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31</a>), Jehoiachin. The name of <span class="cmt_word">Zedekiah</span> occasions difficulty in this verse. In the first instance, following the examples of vers. 10-14, we should presume that this Zedekiah is set forth as a son of Jeconiah, and as it is not said that he <span class="accented">reigned</span> after Jeconiah (for it was undoubtedly Jeconiah's uncle Zedekiah who reigned after him), we need only have read it as a statement of one of his sons. Against this, however, there are two tolerably decisive considerations; for, <span class="accented">first</span>, the verse opens confessedly by offering us <span class="cmt_word">sons of Jehoiakim</span>, and these two, Jeconiah and Zedekiah, will fulfil the promise of that plural; and again, the seventeenth verse enters upon the formal enumeration of <span class="accented">sons to</span> Jeconiah. The question, therefore, returns - Who was this Zedekiah, <span class="accented">son</span> of Jehoiakim? Some consider him identical with the Zedekiah of the previous verse, and that "his son" means here "his successor." This undoes fewer difficulties than it makes. If the text be not corrupt, the likeliest solution is to suppose that this Zedekiah of ver. 16 is an otherwise unknown brother of Jeconiah, and son of Jehoiakim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The successors</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jehoiakim:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·yā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3079.htm">Strong's 3079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoiakim -- 'the LORD raises up', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeconiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכָנְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵā·nə·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3204.htm">Strong's 3204: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeconiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] Zedekiah.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִדְקִיָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiḏ·qî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">1 Chronicles 3:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 3:16 The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>