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"Jehoiakim"

Jehoiakim “God will Raise” (608-598 BCE)
His name was Eliakim, but it was changed by Pharaoh Necho, who appointed him puppet ruler of Judah. Jeremiah said he deserved the burial of an ass because he built himself a palace when his people were heavily taxed to pay Egyptian tribute. In 605 BCE, Babylonia won Judah from Egypt. After three years of their rule, Jehoiakim rebelled and then promptly died, leaving his son to cope with Babylonian revenge (2 Kings 23:34-37; 24:1-6; 2 Chronicle 36:4-8; Jeremiah 22:18-24; 26:21-23; 36; 46:2; Dan. 1:1-2).

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