The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had cast down. Zephaniah (1:4; 3:4, 11) refers to the moral depravity prevailing in this king’s reign.

He was assassinated ([2 Kings 21:18-26](/2kgs#2Kgs.21.18): [2 Chr. 33:20-25](/2chr#2Chr.33.20)) by his own servants, who conspired against him.55