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Zedekiah
Son of Josiah; last king of Judah, renamed from Mattaniah
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Zedekiah — Son of Josiah; last king of Judah, renamed from Mattaniah
Parents
- Josiah father 1 Chronicles 3:15Jeremiah 1:3
2 Kings 24:17 calls Mattaniah (Zedekiah) the uncle of Jehoiachin; 2 Chronicles 36:10 calls him Jehoiachin's "brother", a broader kinship word.
- Hamutal mother 2 Kings 24:18
Brothers and sisters
- Jehoahaz brother through their parent Josiah
- Jehoiakim brother through their parent Josiah
- Johanan brother through their parent Josiah
Ancestors
- Amon grandparent
- Jedidah grandparent
- Manasseh 1× great-grandparent
- Meshullemeth 1× great-grandparent
- Hezekiah 2× great-grandparent
- Hephzibah 2× great-grandparent
- Ahaz 3× great-grandparent
- Abi 3× great-grandparent
- Jotham 4× great-grandparent
Tribe, clan and house
- Royal house: House of David Member 1 Chronicles 3:15
- Tribe: Judah by descent through the recorded fathers (derived, not stated)
Office and succession (not family)
- Jehoiachin preceded in office — King of Judah 2 Kings 24:17
Nebuchadnezzar made Mattaniah king and renamed him Zedekiah.
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.