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Was Tzidkiyah ben Yehoyakim? The previous verse calls him Ben Yoshiyah!

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Radak: The verse intent takes effect on it Tzidkiyah was Ben Yechanyah. Yechanyah called his son Tzidkiyah, like Yechanyah's uncle Tzidkiyah.

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Malbim (15, according to Mahari): Yes.

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Malbim (Melachim II, 24:17): Vayikra Rabah 19:6 says that Yehoyakim had Bi'ah with his father's wife. If Tzidkiyah was born through this, he is called Ben Yoshiyah based on 'appearance' (Yoshiyah's wife gave birth to him); he was truly Ben Yehoyakim! However, Tzidkiyah was a Tzadik; we should not say that he was a Mamzer.

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