Jehoiakim (The Lord raiseth up. King of Judah (609-598 BC), originally called Eliakim. He was the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and was brother of Zedekiah. He was not a faithful ruler and burned the manuscript of one of the pro pheciesof Jeremiah. Seee Daniel 1:1-2 IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchad nezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of t he vessels of the house of God: which h BD Jehoiakim King of Judah (609-598 B.C.), originally called Eliakim (2 Kgs.23: 34-3 6; 2 Kgs. 24: 1-6, 19; 1 Chr. 3: 15-16; 2 Chr. 36: 4-5, 8; Jer. 1: 3; Je r. 22: 18, 24; Jer. 26: 1, 21-23; Jer. 27: 1, 20; Jer. 28: 4; Jer. 35: 1 ; Jer.36: 1, 9, 28-323
Jehoiakim ben Josiah ben Amon