Joiakim
Jojakim (also Jehojakim , first name Eljakim (( 2 Kings 23,34 HFA )), Hebrew יְהֹויָקִים) was one of the last kings of the Kingdom of Judah before the Babylonian exile .
Jojakim (* 634; † 598 BC) ruled in the years 609-598 BC. He was a son of Joschiah , but first Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz ruled , if only for three months, since Jehoahaz was then deposed by the Egyptian king Necho II , who installed the 25-year-old Jehoiakim as the new king. After Necho was defeated by the Babylonians in the battle of Carchemish , Egypt initially had no more opportunity to influence Judah's internal affairs. Instead, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar conquered the land and led Jehoiakim in chains to Babylonia ( 2 Chr 36,6 HFA ), but then allowed him to rule as vassal king of Babylon. Three years later, however , Jehoiakim refused the Babylonians the due tribute, and Nebuchadnezzar sent an army into the country to devastate it. Shortly before the ensuing siege of Jerusalem , Jehoiakim died. He was succeeded by his son Jojachin .
In the prophet Jeremiah Joakim is described as despotic ruler, who among other things the prophet Uriah put to death ( Jer 26.20 to 24 HFA ), as he conceived his announcement, his kingdom will go down as treason.
In 1949 a moshav was founded south of the Carmel in the Menasche regional district and named "Eljakim" after the first name of the king.
See also
literature
- Rainer Kessler: Jojakim. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 624-625.
Web links
- Hermann-Josef Stipp: Jojakim. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jehoahaz |
King of Judah 609-598 BC Chr. |
Jojachin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joiakim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eliakim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Judah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 634 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 598 BC Chr. |