Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ

False prophet who opposed Micaiah. Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, was a false prophet who opposed Micaiah and encouraged Ahab to attack Ramoth-gilead.

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Where Zedekiah appears

1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2)

Key verses

• 1 Kings 22:11 first mention — And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
• 1 Kings 22:24 — But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
• 2 Chronicles 18:10 — And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
• 2 Chronicles 18:23 — Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.