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ELIAKIM
1. Hilkiah’s son and a royal officer in the household and court of King Hezekiah (2 Kgs 18:18, 26, 37). His position had increased in importance since Solomon’s reign (1 Kgs 4:2-6) until he was second only to the king. As such, Eliakim had absolute authority as the king’s representative.
When Sennacherib of Assyria moved against Jerusalem in 701 BC, Eliakim was one of the diplomatic emissaries who conferred with the Assyrian officers on behalf of Hezekiah (2 Kgs 18:18, 26). He was also sent by Hezekiah in sackcloth to Isaiah to ask for prayer on Jerusalem’s behalf (2 Kgs 19:1-5).
2. King Josiah’s second son. When Eliakim was made king of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, his name was changed to Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:34; 2 Chr 36:4). See Jehoiakim.
3. One of the priests who assisted at the dedication of the Jerusalem wall after it was rebuilt by Zerubbabel (Neh 12:41).
4. Abiud’s son in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (Mt 1:13). See Genealogy of Jesus Christ.
5. Melea’s son in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus (Lk 3:30). See Genealogy of Jesus Christ.