Jehoakim

Jehoiakim
King of Judah
Jehoiakim from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553
Reign	609–598 BC
Predecessor	Jehoahaz of Judah
Successor	Jeconiah
Born	Jerusalem
Died	Jerusalem
Issue	Jeconiah
House	House of David
Father	Josiah

Jehoiakim (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɔɪ.əkɪm/; Hebrew: יְהוֹיָקִים‬ Yəhōyāqîm "he whom Yahweh has set up", also sometimes spelled Jehoikim (Greek: Ιωακιμ; Latin: Joakim)) was a king of Judah from 608 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) by Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim (אֶלְיָקִים‬ ’Elyāqîm Greek: Ελιακιμ; Latin: Eliakim).

After Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz (also known as Shallum) was proclaimed king, but after three months Pharaoh Necho II deposed him, making Eliakim king in his place. When placed on the throne, his name was changed to "Jehoiakim".