King of Judah and successor to Jehoiakim 2Ki 24:6-8; 2Ch 36:8,9
Nebuchadnezzar invades his kingdom, takes him away captive to Babylon 2Ki 24:10-16; 2Ch 36:10; Es 2:6; Jer 27:20; 29:1,2; Eze 1:2
Confined in prison for thirty-seven years 2Ki 25:27
Released from prison by Evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death 2Ki 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34
Prophecies concerning Jer 22:24-30; 28:4
Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:12