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.
این مطلب به قدری غیرمعمول است که اغلب مفسرین ،‏ پادشاه باایمان حزقیا را پدربزرگِ پدربزرگ او می‌دانند .‏