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    Jehoiakim

    יְהוֹיָקִים

    Jehoiakim, also known as Eliakim, was a king of Judah who reigned for eleven years before being succeeded by his son Jehoiachin.

    verses
    37
    first named
    2 Kings 23:34
    last named
    Daniel 1:2
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Jehoiakim?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jehoiakim, also known as Eliakim, was a king of Judah who reigned for eleven years (609-598 BC). He was the second son of King Josiah and became king after his younger brother Jehoahaz was deposed by Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt (2Ki.23.34; 2Ch.36.4). Necho changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim and imposed a heavy tribute on Judah (2Ki.23.35).

    During Jehoiakim's reign, Judah became a vassal state of Egypt and later Babylon (2Ki.24.1). Jehoiakim initially served Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon but later rebelled against him (2Ki.24.1). This rebellion led to the first Babylonian invasion of Judah, during which some of the temple treasures and members of the royal family and nobility were taken to Babylon (2Ch.36.6-7; Dan.1.1-2).

    The prophet Jeremiah prophesied during Jehoiakim's reign, warning the king and the people of Judah about the impending Babylonian judgment (Jer.1.3; 25.1; 26.1). Jehoiakim opposed Jeremiah, burning the scroll containing the prophet's warnings (Jeremiah 36) and persecuting those who followed Jeremiah's message (Jer.26.20-23).

    Jehoiakim died before the final Babylonian invasion and was succeeded by his son Jehoiachin (2Ki.24.6). The circumstances of his death are not clearly stated in the biblical text, but Jeremiah prophesied that he would be buried like a donkey, dragged and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem (Jer.22.18-19; 36.30).

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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 Jehoiakim10 of 26 entities the graph connects to Jehoiakim, in 2 groups: kinship 4, events 6. 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.ZedekiahSibling of · 53 versesJosiahChild of · 2 events · 49 versesJehoiachinFather of · 2 events · 22 versesJehoahazSibling of · 7 versesKinshipLORD6 events · 1,004 versesJerusalem6 events · 888 versesJeremiah6 events · 124 versesNebuchadnezzar8 events · 88 versesNeco3 events · 10 versesGemariah2 events · 4 versesEventsJehoiakim

    The 10 best-attested of 26 are drawn. All 26 are listed below.

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    and 18 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 Jehoiakim happensThe one place the claims about Jehoiakim reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jehoiakim 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.Jerusalem
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Jehoiakim reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 37, across 5 books. The name is written 39 times in them.

    1. 2 Kings7 verses

      23:3423:3523:3624:124:524:624:19

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      3:153:16

    3. 2 Chronicles3 verses

      36:436:536:8

    4. Jeremiah23 verses

      1:322:1822:2424:125:126:126:2126:2226:2327:127:2028:435:136:136:936:2836:2936:3036:3237:145:146:252:2

    5. Daniel2 verses

      1:11:2

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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 Lords Word Coming and Word Comes, and 2 moreJeremiahSon of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days.via Nebuchadnezzar and LORD’s defeat of Pharaoh Neco Army and Bring Calamity, and 2 moreLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Word Comes and Word Coming, and 1 moreWordWord is a concept gathering 174 labelled instances in the text.via Nebuchadnezzar and LORD’s defeat of Pharaoh Neco Army and Nebuchadnezzar and Servants Of Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion, and 1 moreNebuchadnezzarEmperor of Babylon who conquered Judahvia Jehoiachin’s reign of Jehoiakim and Nebuchadnezzar and Servants Of Nebuchadnezzar’s invasionJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, and 1 moreHamutalMother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, kings of Judah.via Shallum and Josiaha wife of JosiahA wife of Josiah; mother of Shallumvia Jehoahaz and JosiahJehoahaz Made KingJehoahaz Made King is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Bring CalamityCalamityCalamity is a concept gathering 18 labelled instances in the text.

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    1 more chapter, from Daniel 1 to Daniel 1

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