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    Jehoiachin

    יְהוֹיָכִיןἸεχονίας

    Jehoiachin, also known as Jeconiah, Coniah, or Shallum, was a king of Judah who reigned for three months before being exiled to Babylon.

    verses
    22
    first named
    2 Kings 24:6
    last named
    Matthew 1:12
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Jehoiachin?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jehoiachin, also referred to as Jeconiah, Coniah, or Shallum, was a king of Judah who reigned for a brief period of three months and ten days (2Ch.36.9). He was the son of King Jehoiakim and ascended to the throne at the age of eighteen (2Ki.24.8). However, during his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem, and Jehoiachin surrendered to him (2Ki.24.12). As a result, Jehoiachin, along with his family, nobles, and skilled workers, was taken captive to Babylon (2Ki.24.15-16; Jer.24.1; 27.20; 29.2; Ezk.1.2). Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah (later renamed Zedekiah), as the new king of Judah (2Ki.24.17; Jer.37.1).

    During his captivity in Babylon, Jehoiachin was imprisoned for 37 years until Evil-merodach, the new king of Babylon, released him and treated him kindly (2Ki.25.27-30; Jer.52.31-34). Jehoiachin's descendants, including Shealtiel and Zerubbabel, are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ (1Ch.3.17; Mat.1.11-12).

    The prophet Jeremiah prophesied about Jehoiachin, referring to him as "Coniah" and declaring that none of his descendants would prosper on the throne of David (Jer.22.24-30). Despite this prophecy, Jehoiachin's release from prison and the favor shown to him by the Babylonian king suggest that God had not forgotten him or his family.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Jehoiachin10 of 19 entities the graph connects to Jehoiachin, in 3 groups: kinship 2, company 1, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JosiahChild of · 2 events · 49 versesJehoiakimChild of · 2 events · 37 versesKinshipZedekiahAssociated with · 1 event · 53 versesCompanyLORD2 events · 1,004 versesJerusalem8 events · 888 versesBabylon8 events · 268 versesChaldea2 events · 90 versesNebuchadnezzar12 events · 88 versesMordecai1 event · 50 versesVision1 event · 47 versesEventsJehoiachin

    The 10 best-attested of 19 are drawn. All 19 are listed below.

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    and 3 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Jehoiachin happensAll 2 places the claims about Jehoiachin reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem, Babylon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jehoiachin there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JerusalemBabylon
    Divided MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Jehoiachin reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 22, across 7 books. The name is written 24 times in them.

    1. 2 Kings5 verses

      24:624:824:1224:1525:27

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      3:163:17

    3. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      36:836:9

    4. Esther1 verse

      2:6

    5. Jeremiah9 verses

      22:1122:2422:2824:127:2028:429:237:152:31

    6. Ezekiel1 verse

      1:2

    7. Matthew2 verses

      1:111:12

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Jehoiachin’s reign of Jehoiakim and Nebuchadnezzar and Mighty Men Of Valor’s captivity of Jehoiachin, Jerusalem, Jehoiachin Commanders, Mighty Men Of Valor, Craftsmen, and Metalsmiths, and 1 moreJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Nebuchadnezzar and Mighty Men Of Valor’s captivity of Jehoiachin, Jerusalem, Jehoiachin Commanders, Mighty Men Of Valor, Craftsmen, and Metalsmiths and Nebuchadnezzar’s carrying off of Treasures, Jehoiachin, Jehoiachin Mother, Jehoiachin Wives, Jehoiachin Officials, and Leading Men, and 1 moreNebuchadnezzarEmperor of Babylon who conquered Judahvia Nebuchadnezzar’s carrying off of Treasures, Jehoiachin, Jehoiachin Mother, Jehoiachin Wives, Jehoiachin Officials, and Leading Men and Nebuchadnezzar and LORD’s carrying into exile of Other Exiles, Babylon, Jehoiachin, Queen Mother, Jerusalem, and Addressee ExilesBabylonAncient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel.via Jehoiakim and Josiah, and 1 moreJehoahazKing of Judah, son of Josiahvia Jehoiakim and Josiah, and 1 moreShallumSon of Josiah, king of Judahvia NehushtaElnathanFather of Nehushta, King Jehoiachin's mother.via Josiah and ZedekiahHamutalMother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, kings of Judah.via Jehoiakim and JosiahLords Word ComingLords Word Coming is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Jehoiakim and JosiahZebidahMother of King Jehoiakim of Judah

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