Bible Person

Zedekiah

Meaning: the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Zedekiah entry refers to the son of Hananiah in Jeremiah 36:12, not to the king of Judah or the genealogical namesake elsewhere. He belongs to the court setting surrounding the reading of Jeremiah's scroll. First appears in Jer 36:12.1

AI summary: This Zedekiah matters because his single cross reference helps populate the circle of officials confronted by Jeremiah's words. The entry adds political texture to the crisis produced by the prophetic scroll. Taken together, the material presents this Zedekiah as a court figure in Jeremiah's narrative setting.1

Central Figure

Zedekiah

Meaning: the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord

The son of Hananiah, a prince of Judah in the days of Jehoiakim (Jer.