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== Accession ==

== Accession ==

Nebuchadnezzar placed Mattaniah on the throne in the eighth year of his, Nebuchadnezzar's reign.<ref name=Ussher/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=24|verses=18|version=NASB}}</ref><ref name=Britannica>"[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078296 Zedekiah]." ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=KingsofIsrael>"[http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/biography_Zedekiah.html King Zedekiah - Biography]." ''The Kings of Israel.'' Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=keyway>[http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/roadsign.htm Wayne Blank], "[http://www.keyway.ca/htm2001/20010225.htm Entry for Zedekiah]," ''Church of God Daily Bible Study'', retrieved April 16, 2007</ref><ref name=WebBible>Matthew G. Easton and Paul S. Taylor, "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/zedekiah.html Zedekiah]," ''[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/home.html WebBible Encyclopedia]'', retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=Columbia1>"[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0853321.html Entry for Zedekiah]", ''The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.''© 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=Easton>Easton, Matthew George. "[http://www.biblestudytools.net/Dictionaries/EastonBibleDictionary/ebd.cgi?number=T3894 Entry for Zedekiah]." ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''. Retrieved April 16, 2007</ref><ref name=HSI/><ref name=Columbia2>"[http://www.bartleby.com/aol/65/ze/Zedekiah.html Entry for Zedekiah]." ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=LTK1911>Anonymous. "[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Zedekiah Entry for Zedekiah]". ''The Classic Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref> He changed Mattaniah's name to ''Zedekiah'', meaning ''justice'' of [[God]],<ref name=Zedekiah/> and compelled Zedekiah to swear an oath of allegiance to him ''in God's Name.''<ref name=KingsofIsrael/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=36|verses=13|version=NASB}}</ref>

Nebuchadnezzar placed Mattaniah on the throne in the eighth year of his, Nebuchadnezzar's reign.<ref name=Ussher/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=24|verses=18|version=NASB}}</ref><ref name=Britannica>"[https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078296 Zedekiah]." ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=KingsofIsrael>"[http://www.geocities.com/thekingsofisrael/biography_Zedekiah.html King Zedekiah - Biography]." ''The Kings of Israel.'' Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=keyway>[http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/roadsign.htm Wayne Blank], "[http://www.keyway.ca/htm2001/20010225.htm Entry for Zedekiah]," ''Church of God Daily Bible Study'', retrieved April 16, 2007</ref><ref name=WebBible>Matthew G. Easton and Paul S. Taylor, "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/zedekiah.html Zedekiah]," ''[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/home.html WebBible Encyclopedia]'', retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=Columbia1>"[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0853321.html Entry for Zedekiah]", ''The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.''© 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease. © 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=Easton>Easton, Matthew George. "[http://www.biblestudytools.net/Dictionaries/EastonBibleDictionary/ebd.cgi?number=T3894 Entry for Zedekiah]." ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''. Retrieved April 16, 2007</ref><ref name=HSI/><ref name=Columbia2>"[http://www.bartleby.com/aol/65/ze/Zedekiah.html Entry for Zedekiah]." ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=LTK1911>Anonymous. "[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Zedekiah Entry for Zedekiah]". ''The Classic Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 16, 2007.</ref> He changed Mattaniah's name to ''Zedekiah'', meaning ''justice'' of [[God]],<ref name=Zedekiah/> and compelled Zedekiah to swear an oath of allegiance to him ''in God's Name.''<ref name=KingsofIsrael/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=36|verses=13|version=NASB}}</ref>

== Domestic Policy ==

== Domestic Policy ==

== Extrabiblical Evidence for Zedekiah and his Court ==

== Extrabiblical Evidence for Zedekiah and his Court ==

In 2008, archaeologists excavating near the building repeatedly identified as King David's palace found a clay bulla belonging to Gedalyahu ben Pashhur, one of Zedekiah's courtiers whom Jeremiah specifically named.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Jeremiah|chap=38|verses=1}}</ref><ref name=Bushinsky>Bushinsky, Jay. "[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/01/clay-seal-connects-to-bible/ Clay seal connects to Bible]." ''Washington Times'', October 1, 2008. Accessed October 2, 2008.</ref>

In 2008, archaeologists excavating near the building repeatedly identified as King David's palace found a clay bulla belonging to Gedalyahu ben Pashhur, one of Zedekiah's courtiers whom Jeremiah specifically named.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Jeremiah|chap=38|verses=1}}</ref><ref name=Bushinsky>Bushinsky, Jay. "[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/01/clay-seal-connects-to-bible/ Clay seal connects to Bible]." ''Washington Times'', October 1, 2008. Accessed October 2, 2008.</ref>

==Additional persons named Zedekiah==

==Additional persons named Zedekiah==