Proper noun
A male given name from Hebrew.
A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA lying spirit (demon) once sought permission to go and enter into 400 well-known prophets of repute plus Zedekiah, the most prominent among them, and God granted the request. Source: Internet
Uziel and Zanton said that the letters inscribed on the bowl shard likely date from “sometime between the reign of Hezekiah and the destruction of Jerusalem under King Zedekiah.” Source: Internet
G-d further promises that David’s right to the throne is eternal (even though there has been no Davidic king since Zedekiah, the last Davdic king, reigned 2600 years ago (600 years before Jesus’ supposed birth). Source: Internet
Similar features have been found at other ancient sites, and the biblical account, for example, documents such an escape route used by King Zedekiah and others when Jerusalem was being besieged by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar. Source: Internet
To help differentiate the two, we’ll call the version of the king now represented in the Greek tradition (ver. G), “Sedekias,” and the king in the Hebrew (ver. H), “Zedekiah.” Source: Internet
Zedekiah and his sons were captured, the sons were executed in front of Zedekiah, who was then blinded, and taken to Babylon with many others (Jer 52:10-11). Source: Internet