Both Testaments · Major figure
Eliakim
A faithful official under King Hezekiah and an ancestor of Jesus Christ in the royal line.
Eliakim son of Hilkiah served as palace administrator during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, demonstrating faithfulness to God and King Hezekiah. The name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, identifying him as a descendant of King David. While multiple individuals bear this name in Scripture, these two figures represent the primary historical and genealogical references.
In the text
- Verses
- 12
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- 2 Kings 18:18
- Last appears
- Luke 3:30
Where Eliakim appears
12 verses · 8 chaptersIn the same books
- Zechariah53 versesA name shared by several biblical figures, including a post-exilic prophet and the father of John the Baptist.
- Jonah21 versesA prophet of the Northern Kingdom who reluctantly obeyed God's command to preach repentance to Nineveh.
- Rezin10 versesRezin was the last king of Aram-Damascus who formed an alliance against Judah during the reign of Ahaz.
- Isaiah54 versesA major prophet of Judah who declared God's judgment and the promise of the coming Messiah.
- Uriah34 versesA Hittite soldier in David's army whose wife, Bathsheba, was taken by the king.
- Asaph27 versesA prominent Levite musician and seer appointed by David to lead worship in the tabernacle.
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