2 Kings 23:35-37

Contemporary English Version

³⁵ Jehoiakim forced the people of Judah to pay higher taxes, so he could give Neco the silver and gold he demanded.

King Jehoiakim of Judah

(2 Chronicles 36.5-8)

^36 (A) Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he was appointed king, and he ruled 11 years from Jerusalem. His mother Zebidah was the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah. ³⁷ Jehoiakim disobeyed the Lord by following the example of his ancestors.