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'''Jehoiachin''' ([[Hebrew]] '''יְהֹויָכִין''', [[YHWH]] has established<ref>Mike Campbell, [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=jehoiachin Behind the Name: Jehoiachin], 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref>) or '''Jeconiah''' ([[Hebrew]] '''יְכָנְיָה‎''', [[YHWH]] shall fortify, or [[Greece|Greek]] '''Ἰεχονίας''') or '''Coniah''' (617 BC-vr. 609 BC?-r. 599-599 BC- d. 560 BC according to [[James Ussher|Ussher]],<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 795-7</ref> or 615 BC-vr. 607 BC?-r. 597-597 BC-d. ca. 560 BC according to [[Edwin R. Thiele|Thiele]]<ref name=Wood>Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), pp. 317-8</ref><ref name=Wikipedia>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeconiah&oldid=119600281 Jeconiah]." ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. 1 April 2007, 23:45 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2007.</ref>) was the eighteenth king of the [[Southern Kingdom]] of [[Israel]]. His reign was short and, by at least one account, ugly and tragic.

'''Jehoiachin''' ([[Hebrew]] '''יְהֹויָכִין''', [[YHWH]] has established<ref>Mike Campbell, [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=jehoiachin Behind the Name: Jehoiachin], 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref>) or '''Jeconiah''' ([[Hebrew]] '''יְכָנְיָה‎''', [[YHWH]] shall fortify, or [[Greece|Greek]] '''Ἰεχονίας''') or '''Coniah''' (617 BC-vr. 609 BC?-r. 599-599 BC- d. 560 BC according to [[James Ussher|Ussher]],<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 795-7</ref> or 615 BC-vr. 607 BC?-r. 597-597 BC-d. ca. 560 BC according to [[Edwin R. Thiele|Thiele]]<ref name=Wood>Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), pp. 317-8</ref><ref name=Wikipedia>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeconiah&oldid=119600281 Jeconiah]." ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. 1 April 2007, 23:45 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2007.</ref>) was the eighteenth king of the [[Southern Kingdom]] of [[Israel]]. His reign was short and, by at least one account, ugly and tragic.

== Early Life and Family ==

== Early Life and Family ==

== Accession ==

== Accession ==

Jehoiachin became king, or at least sole ruler, at eighteen, this after his father's probable execution.<ref name=Ussher/><ref name=Wikipedia/><ref name=Britannica>Anonymous, [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043490 Jehoiachin], ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' online, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=KingsofIsrael>Anonymous, King Jehoiachin: [http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/biography_Jehoiachin.html Biography] and [http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/judgment_Jehoiachin.html God's Judgment], retrieved April 13, 2007 from the Kings of Israel site.</ref><ref name=Infoplease>"[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0826121.html Jehoiachin]". ''[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/.html. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia]''. © 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Retrieved

Jehoiachin became king, or at least sole ruler, at eighteen, this after his father's probable execution.<ref name=Ussher/><ref name=Wikipedia/><ref name=Britannica>Anonymous, [https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043490 Jehoiachin], ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' online, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=KingsofIsrael>Anonymous, King Jehoiachin: [http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/biography_Jehoiachin.html Biography] and [http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/judgment_Jehoiachin.html God's Judgment], retrieved April 13, 2007 from the Kings of Israel site.</ref><ref name=Infoplease>"[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0826121.html Jehoiachin]". ''[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/.html. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia]''. © 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Retrieved

13 April 2007.</ref><ref name=WebBible>Matthew G. Easton and Paul S. Taylor, "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/jehoiachin.html Jehoiachin]", ''[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/home.html The Web Bible Encyclopedia]'', 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=HSI>Anonymous, "[http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/biblediscovery/jehoiachin.asp Jehoiachin]", ''Holy Spirit Interactive'', 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=CCM>David Holt Boshert, Jr., and David Ettinger, [http://www.christcenteredmall.com/teachings/kings/jehoiachin.htm Jehoiachin King of Judah], Christ-Centered Mall. Retrieved April 9, 2007</ref> The author of Kings gives his length of reign at three months.<ref name=reign1/> The Chronicler gives a more specific period: three months and ten days.<ref name=reign2NIV>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=36|verses=9|version=NIV}}</ref>

13 April 2007.</ref><ref name=WebBible>Matthew G. Easton and Paul S. Taylor, "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/jehoiachin.html Jehoiachin]", ''[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/home.html The Web Bible Encyclopedia]'', 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=HSI>Anonymous, "[http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/biblediscovery/jehoiachin.asp Jehoiachin]", ''Holy Spirit Interactive'', 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.</ref><ref name=CCM>David Holt Boshert, Jr., and David Ettinger, [http://www.christcenteredmall.com/teachings/kings/jehoiachin.htm Jehoiachin King of Judah], Christ-Centered Mall. Retrieved April 9, 2007</ref> The author of Kings gives his length of reign at three months.<ref name=reign1/> The Chronicler gives a more specific period: three months and ten days.<ref name=reign2NIV>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=36|verses=9|version=NIV}}</ref>