Ezekiel 1:2

In the fifth day of the month,.... The month Tammuz, as before:

(which was the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity); the same with Jeconiah and Coniah, as he is sometimes called; he was taken by…

The Jewish date. This verse and Eze 1:3, which seem rather to interrupt the course of the narrative, may have been added by the prophet when he revised and put together the whole book. The word…

Jehoiachin's captivity - Called also Jeconiah and Coniah; see Kg2 24:12. He was carried away by Nebuchadnezzar; see Kg2 24:14.

fifth year … jehoiachin Jehoiachin, son of Jehoiakim and grandson of Josiah, reigned only three months and ten days. He is also styled Jeconiah or Coniah, Jer 22:24 seq., Eze 24:1, Eze 27:20; 2Ki…