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Jehoiakim
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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Or ELIAKIM, second son of Josiah, brother and successor of Jehoahaz or Shallum, king of Judah, for whom he was substituted by the king of Egypt. He was king during eleven years of luxury, extortion, and idolatry. In the third year, Nebuchadnezzar carried to Babylon a part of his princes and treasures. A year after, his allied the Egyptians were defeated on the Euphrates; yet he despised the warnings of Jeremiah, and cast his book into the fire. At length he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, but was defeated and ingloriously slain, B. C. 599,2 Kings 23:34 24:6 2 Chronicles 36:4-8 Jeremiah 22:1-30 26:1-24 36:1-32 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Jehoiakim'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/j/jehoiakim.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Jehoiakim'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/j/jehoiakim.html. 1859.
