Lux Domini
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

Key themes

PrayerJustice and mercyTruthTemple

Glossary

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Jehoiakim Person

He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).