The Apocryphon Of Zedekiah

Synopsis
The heavily damaged Dead Sea Scroll fragments of The Apocryphon Of Zedekiah reveals a short narrative of King Zedekiah making a covenant of sorts with the Archangel Michael. Strangely, the canon texts regard this king as a evil-doer, but this text, as well as Josephus praise him for righteousness. It could be that he was a good king at a time and became evil, or vice versa.

Canonicity
The Fragments were possibly held as scripture by the Essenes, but it has never been in any canon.

Dating
Unknown.

Frag. 1
''1 [...] ... [...] 2 [...] Michael [...] 3 [...] Zedekiah [will en]ter on [th]at day in the cove[na]nt 4 [...] ... to perform, and to let perform, the whole Law 5 [... at] that time, and M[icha]el will say to Zedekiah 6 [... and] I will conclude with you [a covenant] before the congregation 7 [... to per]form and [...] ... [...]''

Frag. 3
''1 [... and] they called and [...] 2 [...] ... and ... [...] 3 [...] their [gr]oan to heaven [...] 4 [... to] make them strong and to help them with [his] m[ighty] spirit [...] 5 [...] and in the pillar of fire [many] times [...] 6 [...] and Moses wrote when he spoke according to a[ll ...] 7 [...] ... [... t]o Kadesh B[arnea ...] 8 [...] upon ... [...]''