Who is Jechoniah?

Josiah. (1Ch 3:15-17; Es 2:6; Jer 24:1) His name is occasionally contracted to Coniah. (Jer 22:24; 37:1) In certain translations it is sometimes spelled Jechoniah (Mt 1:11, 12, JB; Mo; RS), but most often it occurs as Jehoiachin.—2Ki 24:6, 8-15;

SO LET'S USE THE NAME MOST OFTEN USED (JECHOIACHIN)

King of Judah for only three months and ten days before being taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in 617 B.C.E.; son of Jehoiakim and grandson of good King Josiah. (1Ch 3:15-17; Es 2:6; Jer 24:1) His name is occasionally contracted to Coniah. (Jer 22:24; 37:1) In certain translations it is sometimes spelled Jechoniah (Mt 1:11, 12, JB; Mo; RS), but most often it occurs as Jehoiachin.—2Ki 24:6, 8-15;

At the age of 18 Jehoiachin became king and continued the bad practices of his father. (2Ki 24:8, 9; 2Ch 36:9, ftn) Jehoiachin’s father, Jehoiakim, had been under subjection to Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar but rebelled in his third year of such vassalage (618 B.C.E.). (2Ki 24:1) This resulted in a siege being laid against Jerusalem. The expression “during that time” (2Ki 24:10) may refer, not to Jehoiachin’s brief reign, but to the general period in which it fits, hence allowing for the siege to have begun during his father Jehoiakim’s reign, as Daniel 1:1, 2 seems to indicate. It appears that Jehoiakim died during this siege and Jehoiachin ascended the throne of Judah. His rule ended, however, a mere three months and ten days later, when he surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar in 617 B.C.E.

While in Babylon, Jehoiachin fathered seven sons. (1Ch 3:16-18) In this way the royal line leading to the Messiah was preserved. (Mt 1:11, 12) But, as prophecy had indicated, none of Jehoiachin’s descendants ever ruled from earthly Jerusalem. It therefore was as though Jehoiachin had been childless, with no offspring to succeed him as king.—Jer 22:28-30.

In the fifth year of Jehoiachin’s exile, Ezekiel began his prophetic work. (Eze 1:2) About 32 years later, evidently in 580 B.C.E., Jehoiachin was released from prison by Nebuchadnezzar’s successor Evil-merodach (Awil-Marduk) and given a position of favor above all the other captive kings. Thereafter he ate at Evil-merodach’s table and received a daily allowance.—2Ki 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34.

Babylonian administrative documents have been found listing rations for Jehoiachin and five of his sons.

Jechoniah (I believe it is Yehoyachin in Hebrew) was a King of ancient Israel (the part that was then called Judah) who was considered to be very evil. He was so evil, that no king was ever allowed to come from his direct lineage again. Instead, he was succeeded not by his son, but another relative.

Jeremiah often calls him "Coniah" - I think because he is leaving the "Je" out of his name purposely, because Je is part of God's name, and this guy was so evil that Jeremiah did not want to associate God's name with his.

Jechoniah is mentioned in one of the NT lineages of Jesus. This is described by nonbelievers as a serious problem, because no valid king was ever to come from him, and therefore, the Messiah could not come from him. But for believers, the point is made that Jesus is not effected by earthly predecessors, especially since he was born of a virgin. He is spirit-born and not effected by something like that.

Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at... go to site at bottom to finsih reading other pages!

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1.11: Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

1.12: After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

1.13: Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

1.14: Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

1.15: Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

1.16: Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1.17: So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

1.18: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

1.19: Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

1.20: But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

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AND THEN I ASK MYSELF - DO I CARE? -