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Jehoiakim

king of Judah

King of Judah during Jeremiah's ministry and Babylonian pressure.

37 appearances5 Bible books1 known aliases

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Son of installed on 's throne by after the death of his brother Jehoahaz. He becomes a vassal of and then rebels, drawing and allied raids against . denounces his oppressive forced labor and his contempt for the prophetic word, most famously when the king slices Jeremiah's scroll with a knife and burns it piece by piece in the brazier.

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