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Jehioachin (18) King of Judah (dec 16, 598 BC – mar 16, 597 BC)

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Jehioachin (aka Coniah, Jeconiah) becomes king of Judah for a whopping 3 months after his father, Jehoiakim, dies in captivity on the way from Jerusalem to Babylon.

See also:
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jehoiachin
https://www.livius.org/articles/person/jehoiachin-in-babylonia/
https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-5-jerusalem-chronicle/

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Date:

dec 16, 598 BC
mar 16, 597 BC
~ 1 years and 9 months