JEHOIAKIM
B.C. 608-597
2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:1
"But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleanness and
impiety, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings,"
- RAPC 1Es 1:42
"When Jehoiakim succeeded to the throne, he said,"
"My predecessors knew not how to provoke God."
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JEHOIACHIN
B.C. 597
2 Kings 24:8
B.C. 597
"There are times when ancient truths become modern falsehoods, when
the signs of God's dispensations are made so clear by the course of
natural events as to supersede the revelations of even their most
sacred past."
- STANLEY, "Lectures," 2:521
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ZEDEKIAH, THE LAST KING OF JUDAH
B.C. 597-586
2 Kings 24:18; 2 Kings 25:1
" _ Quand ce grand Dieu a choisi quelqu'un pour etre l'instrument de
ses desseins rien n'arrete le cours, en enchaine, ou il aveugle, ou il
dompte tout ce qui est capable de resistance._ "
- BOSSUET, " _ Oraison funebre de... [ Continue Reading ]