Topical Encyclopedia
Name and Meaning: Jeconiah, also known as Jehoiachin, is a biblical figure whose name means "Yahweh will establish." He is sometimes referred to as Coniah in the Scriptures.
Biblical References: Jeconiah is mentioned in several books of the Bible, including 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, and Matthew. His account is primarily found in
2 Kings 24:8-17,
2 Chronicles 36:9-10, and
Jeremiah 22:24-30.
Historical Context: Jeconiah was the son of Jehoiakim and the grandson of Josiah, king of Judah. He ascended to the throne at the age of eighteen and reigned for a brief period of three months and ten days in Jerusalem (
2 Chronicles 36:9). His reign occurred during a tumultuous time in Judah's history, marked by the Babylonian threat under King Nebuchadnezzar II.
Reign and Captivity: Jeconiah's reign was characterized by the continuation of the idolatrous practices that had plagued Judah. The Bible notes that he "did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done" (
2 Kings 24:9). His short reign ended when Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and took Jeconiah captive to Babylon, along with his family, officials, and many of the elite of Judah (
2 Kings 24:12-16).
Prophetic Significance: The prophet Jeremiah delivered a significant prophecy concerning Jeconiah, declaring that none of his descendants would prosper on the throne of David.
Jeremiah 22:30 states, "This is what the LORD says: 'Record this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. For none of his descendants will succeed in sitting on the throne of David or ruling again in Judah'" . This prophecy underscored the end of the Davidic line's direct rule over Judah during that period.
Later Life and Release: Jeconiah spent thirty-seven years in Babylonian captivity. However, his fortunes changed when Evil-Merodach, the successor of Nebuchadnezzar, released him from prison and treated him with favor.
2 Kings 25:27-30 records that Jeconiah was given a seat of honor above other captive kings and received a regular allowance for the rest of his life.
Genealogical Importance: Despite the curse pronounced by Jeremiah, Jeconiah's lineage is significant in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 1:11-12 includes Jeconiah in the genealogy of Jesus, highlighting the fulfillment of God's promises through the line of David, despite the apparent obstacles.
Theological Implications: Jeconiah's life and the prophecies concerning him illustrate themes of judgment and mercy. His captivity served as a divine judgment for the sins of Judah, yet his eventual release and inclusion in the Messianic line demonstrate God's enduring faithfulness and the unfolding of His redemptive plan.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Jeconiahpreparation, or stability, of the Lord
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Jeconiah(whom Jehovah establishes). [SeeJEHOIACHIN]
ATS Bible Dictionary
JeconiahSeeJEHOIACHIN.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
JECONIAHjek-o-ni'-a.
SeeJEHOIACHIN.
Greek
2423. Iechonias --Jeconiah, a king of Judah...Jeconiah, a king of Judah. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Iechonias
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ekh-on-ee'-as) Short Definition: Jechoniah
...Strong's Hebrew
3204. Yekonyah --Jeconiah...Jeconiah. Transliteration: Yekonyah or Yekonyahu or Yekoneyah Phonetic Spelling:
(yek-on-yaw') Short Definition:
Jeconiah.
...Jeconiah.
...4443. Malkiram -- "my king is high," a son ofJeconiah
... 4442, 4443. Malkiram. 4444 . "my king is high," a son ofJeconiah. Transliteration:
Malkiram Phonetic Spelling: (mal-kee-rawm') Short Definition: Malchiram...
5072. Nedabyah -- "whom Yah impels," a son ofJeconiah
... 5071, 5072. Nedabyah. 5073 . "whom Yah impels," a son ofJeconiah. Transliteration:
Nedabyah Phonetic Spelling: (ned-ab-yaw') Short Definition: Nedabiah....
Library
Index of Names and Subjects.
... Ishmael (the fanatic), 307.Jeconiah (Konyahu), 224. Jehoahaz, 164.
Jehoiachin, 176 (seeJeconiah). Jehoiakim, 144, 165, 195....
On Daniel. I. Preface by the Most Holy Hippolytus, (Bishop) of...
... Babylon. Now there are born to the blessed Josiah these five sons"Jehoahaz,
Eliakim, Johanan, Zedekiah, orJeconiah, and Sadum....
Appendix 1 Massecheth Middoth
... the direction of coming out below the threshold of the Temple." And opposite to
them to the north were: (nearest to the west) the gate ofJeconiah, the gate of...
Concerning Nebuchadnezzar and his Successors and How their...
... 2. But now, after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-Merodach his son succeeded in
the kingdom, who immediately setJeconiah at liberty, and esteemed him among...
Altar and Temple
... The direct Davidic line through Solomon died with the wretched Zedekiah andJeconiah,
but the descendants of another son of David's, Nathan, still survived....
Prophets and Prophets. (xxiii. 9-32, xxvii-xxix, Etc. )
... Yet thus saith the Lord concerning the residue of the vessels, [20] which the king
of Babylon did not take when he carriedJeconiah into exile from Jerusalem...
The Kingdom of Judah.
... Nebuchadnezzar, (a) In the reign of Jehoiakim at which time he carried away captive
Daniel and his friends; (b) In the reign of Jehoiachin orJeconiah, when he...
The Captivity.
... Jehoiakim died in the midst of the war, and his equally wicked son, Jehoiachin,
Coniah, orJeconiah, was soon forced to come out, and surrender to...
The Last King of Judah
... Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and
carried them to Babylon: and I will bring again to this placeJeconiah the son...
Letter ccxxxvi. To the Same Amphilochius.
... raised by the De Spiritu Sancto: How Christ can be said to be ignorant of the day
and the hour; Of the prediction of Jeremiah concerningJeconiah; Of an...
Thesaurus
Jeconiah (9 Occurrences)...JECONIAH. jek-o-ni'-a. See JEHOIACHIN.
...Jeconiah (9 Occurrences). Matthew 1:11 Josiah
of
Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.
...Jeconi'ah (7 Occurrences)
Jeconi'ah.Jeconiah, Jeconi'ah. Jeconias .... Jeconi'ah (7 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles
3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim:Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son....
Zerubbabel (25 Occurrences)
... 1:12 Luke 3:27); but in 1 Chronicles 3:19 he is called the son of Pedaiah, the brother
apparently of Shealtiel (Salathiel) and the son or grandson ofJeconiah....
Jehoi'akim (34 Occurrences)
... fourth Shallum. (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim:
Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. (See RSV). 2 Chronicles...
Jehoiachin (20 Occurrences)
... his father Jehoiakin (BC 599) when only eight years of age, and reigned for one
hundred days (2 Chronicles 36:9). He is also calledJeconiah (Jeremiah 24:1; 27...
Assir (5 Occurrences)
... (3) A son ofJeconiah, king of Judah, according to the King James Version and the
Revised Version, margin and the American Revised Version, margin....
Salathiel (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Whom I asked of God, the son ofJeconiah (Matthew
1:12; 1 Chronicles 3:17); also called the son of Neri (Luke 3:27)....
Removal (42 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Removal (42 Occurrences). Matthew 1:11 Josiah ofJeconiah
and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon. (WEY YLT)....
Proper (62 Occurrences)
... Thus King Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:6 Jeremiah 52:31) was known also asJeconiah (Jeremiah
24:1; Jeremiah 28:4) and Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24, 28; Jeremiah 37:1...
Removing (24 Occurrences)
... shewed me, and lo, two baskets of figs, appointed before the temple of Jehovah, --
after the removing by Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, ofJeconiah, son of...
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