Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah
The name Zedekiah means “the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord.” Zedekiah is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Kings 22:11.
Family of Zedekiah
Father
Who was Zedekiah?
The son of Chenaanah, a false prophet in the days of Ahab (1 Kings 22:11, 24; 2 Chr. 18:10, 23).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Zedekiah
- 1 Kings 22:11
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
- 1 Kings 22:24
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
- 2 Chronicles 18:10
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
- 2 Chronicles 18:23
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
- Jeremiah 39:7
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.