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| − | text='''Zedekiah''' was the last king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. He was a son of King [[Josiah]] and the younger brother of kings [[Jehoahaz]] and [[Jehoiakim]], but did not become king until after his nephew [[Jehoiachin]] had succeeded to the throne before him. | + | text='''Zedekiah''' was the last king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. He was a son of King [[Josiah]] and the younger brother of kings [[Jehoahaz]] and [[Jehoiakim]], but did not become king until after his nephew [[Jehoiachin]] had succeeded to the throne before him. Zedekiah became king after his immediate predecessors unsuccessfully rebelled against [[Babylon]]. This resulted in the first phase of the [[Babylonian exile]] of the [[Jews]]. The prophet [[Jeremiah]] urged Zedekiah to not resist the Babylonians, but he eventually listened to the words of other [[prophet]]s and advisers. He, thus, provoked a second siege of [[Jerusalem]] by Nebuchadnezzar, resulting in his own capture, the death of his sons, and the destruction of his kingdom. His demise sealed the doom of the nation of Judah and marked the second phase of the [[Babylonian exile]] of the Jews.}} |
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| − | Zedekiah became king after his immediate predecessors unsuccessfully rebelled against [[Babylon]]. This resulted in the first phase of the [[Babylonian exile]] of the [[Jews]]. The prophet [[Jeremiah]] urged Zedekiah to not resist the Babylonians, but he eventually listened to the words of other [[prophet]]s and advisers. He, thus, provoked a second siege of [[Jerusalem]] by Nebuchadnezzar, resulting in his own capture, the death of his sons, and the destruction of his kingdom. His demise sealed the doom of the nation of Judah and marked the second phase of the [[Babylonian exile]] of the Jews.}} | ||
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Popular Article: Zedekiah
Zedekiah was the last king of Judah. He was a son of King Josiah and the younger brother of kings Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, but did not become king until after his nephew Jehoiachin had succeeded to the throne before him. Zedekiah became king after his immediate predecessors unsuccessfully rebelled against Babylon. This resulted in the first phase of the Babylonian exile of the Jews. The prophet Jeremiah urged Zedekiah to not resist the Babylonians, but he eventually listened to the words of other prophets and advisers. He, thus, provoked a second siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, resulting in his own capture, the death of his sons, and the destruction of his kingdom. His demise sealed the doom of the nation of Judah and marked the second phase of the Babylonian exile of the Jews.
