Jehoiachin

-King of Judah and successor to Jehoiakim 2 Kings 24:6-8; 2 Chronicles 36:8, 9

-Called JECONIAH 1 Chronicles 3:16; Jeremiah 24:1

-Called CONIAH Jeremiah 22:24; 37:1

-Wicked reign of 2 Kings 24:9; 2 Chronicles 36:9

-Nebuchadnezzar invades his kingdom, takes him away captive to Babylon 2 Kings 24:10-16; 2 Chronicles

36: 10; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 27:20; 29: 1,2; Ezekiel 1:2

-Confined in prison for thirty-seven years 2 Kings 25:27

-Released from prison by Evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death 2 Kings

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25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34

-Prophecies concerning Jeremiah 22:24-30; 28:4

-Sons of 1 Chronicles 3:17, 18

-Ancestor of Jesus Matthew 1:12