Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (A)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of his father Josiah, and he (B)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [a](C)brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim (D)gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the [b]command of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco.

36 (E)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:34 As in LXX; MT he came
  2. 2 Kings 23:35 Lit mouth

34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim(A) son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, and there he died.(B) 35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.(C)

Jehoiakim King of Judah(D)

36 Jehoiakim(E) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.

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