What does the name Jehoiakim mean?
In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Jehoiakim is: Avenging; or establishing; or resurrection; of the Lord. What happened to Jehoiakim? Jehoiakim switched allegiance back to the Egyptians. In late 598 BC, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II invaded Judah and again laid siege to Jerusalem, which lasted three months. Jehoiakim died before the siege…