Lexical Definition

‎צִדְקִיָּה‎ Tsidqîyâh (tsid-kee-yaw') Zedekiah ^N:N-M-P
or צִדְקִיָּהוּ Tsidqîyâhûw (tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo); from ‎צֶדֶק‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; right of Jah

Zedekiah, Zidkijah.

• § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"
• Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites

1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
6) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11
• son of: Chenaanah (כְּנַעֲנָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ‎₅₆, ‎יָּ֑ה‎₇ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ is righteousness; compare Sabean ‎צדקאל‎ DHM^{ib., on No. 32}); — σεδεκια(ς):

1. last king of Judah, ‎מַתַּנְּיָה‎, changed to ‎׳‎‎׃צ‎ ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ 2Kgs 24:17; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Kgs 25:2; 2Kgs 25:7 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 36:10; 2Chr 36:11; 1Chr 3:15; Jer 1:3; Jer 21:1; Jer 21:3; Jer 21:7 + 37 t. Jeremiah; ‎יָּ֑ה‎ Psalms; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1; Jer 29:3; Jer 49:34.

2. false prophets:
a. under Ahab, ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 ‎יָּ֑ה‎ 1Kgs 22:11.
b. ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ Jeremiah's time, Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.

3. ‎יָּ֑֫הוּ‎ prince, Jeremiah's time, Jer 36:12.

4. ‎יָּ֑ה‎, priest, Nehemiah's time, Neh 10:2* (ᵐ5^L Σεχενιας).

5. ‎יָּ֑ה‎, son of Jehoiachin, according to 1Chr 3:16, but probably gloss, Be SS, compare Kit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Chenaanah • False prophet who opposed Micaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, was a false prophet who opposed Micaiah and encouraged Ahab to attack Ramoth-gilead (1Ki.22.11,24; 2Ch.18.10,23).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.11;
• only referred to as Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּה;
• a son of Chenaanah כְּנַעֲנָה.

Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, was a false prophet during the reign of King Ahab of Israel. When Ahab sought advice about attacking Ramoth-gilead, Zedekiah, along with other prophets, encouraged the king to go to war, promising victory. He made iron horns and symbolically declared that Ahab would gore the Syrians. However, the prophet Micaiah contradicted their message, prophesying Ahab's defeat and death. Zedekiah struck Micaiah and accused him of lying. Micaiah responded by saying that Zedekiah would hide in an inner chamber when his false prophecy was revealed. Ahab listened to Zedekiah and the other false prophets, leading to his death in battle.

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