| Jehoiakim | |
|---|---|
 Jehoiakim from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553 | |
| King of Judah | |
| Reign | 609–598 BC |
| Predecessor | Jehoahaz |
| Successor | Jehoiachin |
| Born | Eliakim c. 632 BC Jerusalem |
| Died | 598 BC Jerusalem |
| Spouse | Nehushta |
| Issue | Jehoiachin Zedekiah[1] |
| House | House of David |
| Father | Josiah |
| Mother | Zebudah |
Jehoiakim,[a] also sometimes spelled Jehoikim[b] was the eighteenth and antepenultimate King of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of King Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[2] His birth name was Eliakim.[c]
- ^ 1 Chronicles 3:16
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