Person Old Testament
Shenazzar
Also known as Shenazzar =ESV, NIV; Shenazar =KJV
Shenazzar, a descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah, born during the Babylonian captivity. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:18.
Why it matters. Descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shenazzar
Shenazzar was a descendant of King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) of Judah, as recorded in 1Ch.3.18. He was born during the Babylonian captivity, after Jeconiah had been deported to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Shenazzar is mentioned alongside his brothers Salathiel (Shealtiel), Malchiram, Pedaiah, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. Being a descendant of the royal line of David, Shenazzar was part of the exiled Judean nobility in Babylon. However, no further details are provided about his life or any specific role he may have played during or after the exile.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Shealtiel (?)
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)