Coniah, also known as Jehoiachin, was a king of Judah taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.
About Coniah (Jehoiachin)
Alternate name for Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in Jeremiah 22:24, 28; 37:1. See Jehoiachin.
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Jehoiakim, Nehushta
- Children 2
- Zedekiah (1 Chronicles 3:16), Shealtiel
- Uncles 3
- Jehoahaz, Zedekiah, Shallum (1 Chronicles 3:15)
Key References
“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
All Scripture References (3)
Jeremiah (3)
“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.