If he was, then Zephaniah was of royal descent, and this would have added weight to his harsh condemnation of the princes of Judah and have shown that he was a courageous witness and prophet of Jehovah.
यह इतना असाधारण है कि अधिकतर टीकाकार वफ़ादार राजा हिजकिय्याह की पहचान उसके परदादा के पिता के रूप में कराते हैं ।