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He was the son of Josiah, one of Judah's most righteous kings, and the brother of Jehoahaz. Joakim's reign is noted for its political turmoil, idolatry, and disregard for prophetic warnings, which ultimately led to the Babylonian captivity.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br>Joakim is primarily mentioned in the books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Jeremiah. His reign is characterized by a departure from the religious reforms of his father, Josiah, and a return to idolatrous practices.<br><br><b><a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">2 Kings 23:34-37</a> :</b> "Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died. Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Neco the silver and gold demanded. He taxed the land to give the money according to Pharaoh’s command. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done."<br><br><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-5.htm">2 Chronicles 36:5-8</a> :</b> "Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him in bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the house of the LORD and put them in his temple there. As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and what was found against him, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place."<br><br><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18-19</a> :</b> "Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: 'They will not mourn for him: “Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, my sister!” They will not mourn for him: “Alas, for the master!” or “Alas, for his splendor!” He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.'"<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b><br>Joakim's reign occurred during a period of significant geopolitical upheaval. After the death of his father Josiah, who had been killed by Pharaoh Neco of Egypt, Joakim was placed on the throne by the Egyptian ruler. His reign was marked by subservience to Egypt until the rise of Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar II. Joakim initially served as a vassal to Babylon but later rebelled, leading to further conflict and his eventual downfall.<br><br><b>Religious and Moral Failings:</b><br>Joakim is often criticized for his failure to uphold the religious reforms of his father. He allowed the resurgence of idolatry and pagan practices, which were condemned by the prophets of his time, particularly Jeremiah. His reign is depicted as one of moral and spiritual decline, contributing to the eventual judgment and exile of Judah.<br><br><b>Prophetic Interactions:</b><br>The prophet Jeremiah frequently confronted Joakim, warning him of the consequences of his actions. Joakim's response to these warnings was one of hostility and rejection. In a notable incident, Joakim burned a scroll containing Jeremiah's prophecies, an act that symbolized his contempt for God's word (<a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Jeremiah 36:23</a>).<br><br><b>Legacy:</b><br>Joakim's legacy is largely negative, as his reign is seen as a period of decline that hastened Judah's fall to Babylon. His actions and policies are often contrasted with those of his father, Josiah, highlighting the stark differences in their approaches to leadership and faithfulness to God. Joakim's son, Jehoiachin, succeeded him but reigned for only a short time before being taken into Babylonian captivity, marking the beginning of the end for the kingdom of Judah.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Joakim</span><p>rising or establishing of the Lord<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">JOAKIM</span><p>jo'-a-kim (Ioakeim; the King James Version Joacim):<br><br>(1) Jehoiakim, king of Judah and Jerusalem (1 Esdras 1:37-39; Baruch 1:3).<br><br>(2) Jehoiachin, son of (1) (1 Esdras 1:43).<br><br>(3) Son of Jeshua (1 Esdras 5:5), called by mistake son of Zerubbabel; in <a href="/nehemiah/12-10.htm">Nehemiah 12:10, 26</a> his name occurs as in 1 Esdras, among the priests and Levitea who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.<br><br>(4) High priest of Jerusalem in the time of Baruch (Baruch 1:7).<br><br>(5) High priest in Jerusalem in the days of Judith who, along with "the ancients of the children of Israel," welcomed the heroine back to the city after the death of Holofernes (Judith 4). He cannot be identified with any of the high priests in the lists given in 1 Chronicles or in Josephus, Ant, X, viii, 6. The word means "the Lord hath set up." It is probably symbolical, and tends with other names occurring in the narrative to establish the supposition that the book was a work of imagination composed to support the faith of the Jews in times of stress and difficulty.<br><br>(6) The husband of Susanna (Susanna verses 1;), perhaps here also a symbolical name.<br><br>J. Hutchison<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/daubney/the_three_additions_to_daniel_a_study/chronology_2.htm"><span class="l">Chronology.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Patr. gr. X.689). And, on the same year' of v.5, Reuss gives the interrogative<br> note, "Im Jahre der Verheiratung des <b>Joakim</b>?". If <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/chronology 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_letters/a_letter_to_origen_from.htm"><span class="l">A Letter to Origen from Africanus About the History of Susanna.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> their daughters to be concubines, as had been prophesied; how is it that such could<br> pass sentence of death, and that on the wife of their king <b>Joakim</b>, whom the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origens letters/a letter to origen from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_letters/a_letter_from_origen_to.htm"><span class="l">A Letter from Origen to Africanus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> their daughters to be concubines, as had been prophesied; how is it that such could<br> pass sentence of death, and that on the wife of their king <b>Joakim</b>, whom the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origens letters/a letter from origen to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bangs/an_alphabetical_list_of_m_e_preachers/letter_l.htm"><span class="l">Letter L</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1811, Died 1834 * Landrum, William B. "Received 1828 * Lane, George "Received 1805 *<br> Lane, George W. "Received 1835 * Lane, <b>Joakim</b> "Received 1818, Died <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter l.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_stromata_or_miscellanies/chapter_xxi_the_jewish_institutions_and.htm"><span class="l">The Jewish Institutions and Laws of Far Higher Antiquity than the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> After him his namesake [2064] <b>Joakim</b> reigned for three months. Then Zedekiah reigned<br> for eleven years; and up to his time Jeremiah continued to prophesy. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xxi the jewish institutions and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_life_of_the_blessed_virgin_mary/i_ancestors_of_the_blessed.htm"><span class="l">Ancestors of the Blessed virgin</span></a> <br><b>...</b> indeed, in IV Kings 23. 34 the name of King Eliacim was changed by Pharaoh<br> to <b>Joakim</b> (Yoyaqim). (SB). [30] Catherine Emmerich, who <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/i ancestors of the blessed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/my_life_in_christ/part_ii.htm"><span class="l">part ii</span></a> <br>My Life in Christ. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/my life in christ/part ii.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/j/joakim.htm"><span class="l"><b>Joakim</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>JOAKIM</b>. jo'-a-kim (Ioakeim; the King James<br> Version Joacim): (1) Jehoiakim, king of Judah and Jerusalem <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/joakim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/esdras.htm"><span class="l">Esdras</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zerubbabel is called a young man. Among those mentioned in 1 Esdras 5:5<br> Zerubbabel is not named, though his son <b>Joakim</b> is. In the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/esdras.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zarakes.htm"><span class="l">Zarakes</span></a><br><b>...</b> passage, 1 Esdras 1:38, as the equivalent of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:34) and Joahaz<br> (2 Chronicles 36:4), the brother of Eliakim (Jehoiakim or <b>JOAKIM</b> (which see)). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zarakes.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jo'ahaz.htm"><span class="l">Jo'ahaz (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Jo'ahaz. Joahaz, Jo'ahaz. <b>Joakim</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Jo'ahaz (2<br> Occurrences). <b>...</b> (See RSV). Joahaz, Jo'ahaz. <b>Joakim</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jo'ahaz.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/judith.htm"><span class="l">Judith (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> At the urgent request of <b>Joakim</b> ("Eliakim" in the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible,<br> 390-405 AD) and Peshitta), the inhabitants of Bethulia (so the Latin, English <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/judith.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/joanan.htm"><span class="l">Joanan (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/joanan.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/susanna.htm"><span class="l">Susanna (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Susanna was the beautiful and devout wife of <b>Joakim</b> who resided in Babylon in the<br> early years of the exile, and owned a fine park which was open to his fellow <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/susanna.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/first.htm"><span class="l">First (4693 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zerubbabel is called a young man. Among those mentioned in 1 Esdras 5:5<br> Zerubbabel is not named, though his son <b>Joakim</b> is. In the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/first.htm - 101k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baruch.htm"><span class="l">Baruch (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> it is Joacim or Joachim in Apocrypha the King James Version, and in the Apocrypha<br> the Revised Version (British and American) it is invariably <b>Joakim</b>.) to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baruch.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/joacim.htm"><span class="l">Joacim</span></a><br>Joacim. Joachaz, Joacim. Joadanus . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia JOACIM.<br> jo'-a-sim. See <b>JOAKIM</b>. Joachaz, Joacim. Joadanus . 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