Divided Kingdom
Jeconiah
Also called Jehoiachin; reigned three months before being carried into Babylonian exile.
Family & dates
- Lifespan
- 611 BC – 562 BC (49 years)
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Parents
- Jehoiakim
- Children
- Shealtiel
Scripture references
Every chapter that names Jeconiah
14 chapters- 2 Kings· 5· 4
- 1 Chronicles· 2
- 2 Chronicles· 3
- Esther· 1
- Jeremiah· 2· 1· 1· 1· 1· 1· 4
- Ezekiel· 1
- Matthew· 2
Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.
Notes & controversies
- Jeremiah's curse on Jeconiah's line raised questions about the Davidic promise; many see Jesus' virgin birth as resolving the legal tension.