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Josiah and Zedekiah
How Josiah and Zedekiah are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Josiah was a parent of Zedekiah.
Zedekiah was a younger son of Josiah, and he reigned over Judah until Jerusalem was carried away captive.
the third Zedekiah
1 Chronicles 3:15, King James Version
Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive
Jeremiah 1:3, King James Version
Where they cross: Jeremiah 1:3
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
1 Chronicles 3:15
15And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Jeremiah 1:3
3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
King James Version