KJV ORIGINAL
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The sons of Jehoiakim were: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists two sons of King Jehoiakim - Jeconiah and Zedekiah - continuing the royal family line of David.
📚 Historical Context
This genealogy records the final kings of Judah before the Babylonian exile around 586 BC. Jehoiakim ruled as a puppet king under Babylon, while his sons Jeconiah (also called Jehoiachin) and Zedekiah would become the last two kings of Judah. Both would eventually be captured and taken into exile by the Babylonians, marking the end of the independent kingdom of Judah.
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