Midrash sobre I Crônicas 3:17

R. Juda said: "Exile atones for three things, as it is said (Jer. 21, 9) He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, or by the famine, or by the pestilence; but he that goeth out and runneth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, shall remain alive, and his life shall be unto him as a booty." R. Jochanan, however, said: "Exile atones for every thing, for it is said (Ib. 22, 30) Thus hath said the Lord, write ye down this man as childless, as a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no man of his seeds shalt succeed to sit upon the throne of David, and to rule any more in Judah. And after he was exiled it is written (I Chr. 3, 17) And the sons of Yechanyah: Assir, Shealthiel his son. And there is a tradition that Assir and Shealthiel is the same person; he was called Assir, because his mother became pregnant when she was imprisoned; Shealthiel because he was planted by God not in the ordinary way of those that are planted [in prison]. In another way the name, Shealthiel, may be explained, concerning whom the Almighty asked an absolution upon the vow; who was planted in Babel. What was his real name — Nehemiah b. Cha'chalia.

Another matter: “Place me as a seal [upon your heart]” – Rabbi Berekhya said: This is the reciting of Shema, as it is stated: “These matters…shall be upon your heart” (Deuteronomy 6:6). “As a seal upon your arm” – these are phylacteries, just as it says: “You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm” (Deuteronomy 6:8).
Rabbi Meir said: “Place me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm” – like Yehoyakhin. As Rabbi Meir said: The Holy One blessed be He took an oath that He would sever the kingdom of the House of David from him. That is what is written: “As I live, the utterance of the Lord, for if Konya son of Yehoyakim,⁸Konya was another name of Yehoyakhin. king of Judah, would be a signet ring upon My right hand, then from there I would sever you [etkenka]” (Jeremiah 22:24). Rabbi Ḥanina bar Yitzḥak said: From there I would sever the kingdom of the House of David. Alternatively, it is not written here anatekkha, but rather, “etkenka”;⁹The expression “I would sever you” is not written with the more common Hebrew term anatekkha, but rather with the word etkenka. This word can also be vocalized atakenkha, which means I will rectify you. I will rectify you [atakenkha] with repentance. From the place of your severance, there will be your rectification.
Rabbi Ze’eira said: I heard the voice of Rabbi Yitzḥak as he was sitting and expounding this matter, but I do not know what it was.¹⁰I heard him state the aforementioned teaching regarding Yehoyakhin, but I do not know how he derived it. Rabbi Aḥa Arikha said to him: They say that this is it: It is written: “Write this man childless, a man who will not succeed in his days” (Jeremiah 22:30). In his days he will not be successful, but in the days of his son he will be successful, as it is written: “On that day, the utterance of the Lord of hosts, I will take you, Zerubavel son of She’altiel, My servant, the utterance of the Lord, and I will place you like a signet…” (Hagai 2:23).
Rabbi Aḥa bar Rabbi Avun bar Binyamin said in the name of Rabbi Aḥa son of Rav Pappi: Great is the power of repentance, as it nullifies the decree and nullifies the oath. Nullifies the decree, from where is it derived? It is as it is stated: “Write this man childless, [a man who will not succeed in his days, sitting upon the throne of David and ruling any more in Judah]” (Jeremiah 22:30), and it is written: “On that day, the utterance of the Lord of hosts, I will take you, Zerubavel son of She’altiel, My servant, the utterance of the Lord, and I will place you like a signet; for I have chosen you, the utterance of the Lord of hosts]” (Hagai 2:23). Nullifies the oath, from where is it derived? It is as it is stated: “As I live, the utterance of the Lord, for if Konya son of Yehoyakim, king of Judah, would be a signet ring upon My right hand, [then from there I would sever you]” (Jeremiah 22:24). And it is written: “The sons of Yekhonya:¹¹Yekhonya is another name for Yehoyakhin. Asir, She’altiel his son…” (I Chronicles 3:17).¹²The passage continues by listing Zerubavel, who became governor of Judah, as a descendant of Yekhonya (verse 19). Thus, the oath to end the royal line with Yekhonya was nullified.
Rabbi Tanḥum ben Rabbi Yirmeya said: Asir, because he was incarcerated in prison;¹³The word asir means prisoner. Yekhonya was imprisoned, and some say that Asir was conceived or even born in prison (see Radak, I Chronicles 3:17). She’altiel, because the kingdom of the House of David was replanted [hushtela] from him. Alternatively, Asir, as the Holy One blessed be He prohibited [asar] Himself by means of an oath;¹⁴He took an oath that He would not grant Yekhonya children. She’altiel, because He requested [shaal] from the supernal court and they dissolved His vow.