Jehoiakim
| Jehoiakim | |
|---|---|
Jehoiakim from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553 | |
| King of Judah | |
| Reign | 609–598 BC |
| Predecessor | Jehoahaz |
| Successor | Jehoiachin |
| Born | Eliakim c. 632 BC Jerusalem |
| Died | 598 BC Jerusalem |
| Spouse | Nehushta |
| Issue | Jehoiachin Zedekiah |
| House | House of David |
| Father | Josiah |
| Mother | Zebudah |
Jehoiakim (also sometimes spelled Jehoikim; c. 632 BC – 598 BC) was the eighteenth and third-from-last King of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of King Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim.