-King of Judah and successor to Jehoiakim II Kings 24:6-8; II Chronicles 36:8, 9 -Called JECONIAH I Chronicles 3:16; Jeremiah 24:1 -Called CONIAH Jeremiah 22:24; 37:1 -Wicked reign of II Kings 24:9; II Chronicles 36:9 -Nebuchadnezzar invades his kingdom, takes him away captive to Babylon II Kings 24:10-16; II Chronicles 36:10; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 27:20; 29:1, 2; Ezekiel 1:2 -Confined in prison for thirty-seven years II Kings 25:27 -Released from prison by Evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death II Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34 -Prophecies concerning Jeremiah 22:24-30; 28:4 -Sons of I Chronicles 3:17, 18 -Ancestor of Jesus Matthew 1:12
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