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Jehoiakim ("he whom Jehovah has set up") was the son of Josiah by Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah , and king of Judah. Both Albright and Thiele agree on dating his reign to 609 - 598 BC. His original name was Eliakim.

On the death of his father his younger half-brother Jehoahaz, who favored the Chaldeans against the Egyptians, was made king by the people; but the king of Egypt, Necho II, invaded the land and replaced Jehoahaz ( 2 Kings 23:33, 34; Jeremiah 22:10-12) with Eliakim, who changed his name to Jehoiakim. After this the king of Egypt took no part in Jewish politics, having been defeated by the Chaldeans in the Battle of Carchemish (2 Kings 24:7; Jer. 46:2). Palestine was now invaded and conquered by Nebuchadnezzar, and Jehoiakim was taken prisoner and carried captive to Babylon ( 2 ChroniclesThe Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). It was originally written as one book, but at some time the book came to be divided into two, probably in accordance with more managable scroll sizes, and thus in Christian bib 36:6, 7). It was at this time that DanielDaniel Standard Hebrew Daniyyel Tiberian Hebrew Dniyyel is the name of two people from the Bible. The name means "My judge is God", or "messenger of God". David's second son, "born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess" (1 Chr. He is called also with his three companions were taken captive to Babylon ( DanielThe book of Daniel revolving around the Jewish prophet Daniel, is a book of the Tanakh, in the section known as the Ketuvim Hagiographa , the Christian Old Testament. While Christians consider Daniel a prophet, his book is not included by the Jews in the 1:1, 2).

Nebuchadnezzar reinstated Jehoiakim on his throne, but treated him as a vassal king. In the year after this, JeremiahJeremiah or Yirmiyahu "Raised-up/Appointed of the LORD", Standard Hebrew Yirmyahu Tiberian Hebrew Yirmyh was one of the "greater prophets" of the Old Testament, and the son of Hilkiah, a priest of Anathoth. His writings are collected in the Book of Jeremi caused his prophecies to be read by BaruchBaruch "Blessed", Standard Hebrew Baru Tiberian Hebrew Br is the name of three people in the Hebrew Bible: Baruch son of Zabbai In the Book of Nehemiah Baruch son of Zabbai is listed as helping Nehemiah to repair the walls of Jerusalem. Later someone call in the court of the temple. Jehoiakim, hearing of this, had them also read in the royal palace before himself. The words displeased him, and taking the roll from the hands of Baruch he cut it in pieces and threw it into the fire (Jer. 36:23). During his disastrous reign there was a return to the old idolatry and corruption of the days of ManassehManasseh or Menashe Samaritan Hebrew Manatch Standard Hebrew Mnašše Tiberian Hebrew Mnaššeh from naššn "who makes to forget") was the name of several individuals from the Old Testament. The elder of the two sons of Jose. After three years of subjection to Babylon, Jehoiakim withheld his tribute and revolted (2 Kings 24:1), hoping to make himself independent. Nebuchadnezzar sent bands of Chaldeans, ArameansThe Arameans or Aramaeans (also called Syriacs were a Semitic, nomadic people who dwelt in Aram-Naharaim or "Aram of the two rivers," also known as Mesopotamia a region including modern Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and parts of Iran that is mentioned six, MoabMoab "Seed of father/leader", Standard Hebrew Moav Tiberian Hebrew M is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in Jordan running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In ancient times, it was home to the kingdom of the Moabites a people thites, and Ammonites (2 Kings 24:2) to chastise his rebellious vassal, who pillaged the whole country (compare Jer. 49:1-6).

Jehoiakim came to a violent death, and his body having been thrown over the wall of Jerusalem, to convince the beseieging army that he was dead. After having been dragged away, his corpse was buried beyond the gates of Jerusalem "with the burial of an ass" (Jer. 22:18, 19; 36:30). Nebuchadnezzar placed his son Jehoiachin on the throne, wishing still to retain the kingdom of Judah as tributary to him.