2 Kings 23:35-37

New International Reader's Version

³⁵ Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he required. To get the money, Jehoiakim taxed the land. He forced the people to give him the silver and gold. He made each one pay him what he required.

Jehoiakim King of Judah

³⁶ Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother’s name was Zebidah. She was the daughter of Pedaiah. She was from Rumah. ³⁷ Jehoiakim did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as the kings who had ruled before him had done.