31 (A)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (B)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (C)in accordance with all that his forefathers had done. 33 And (D)Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at (E)Riblah in the land of (F)Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of [a]a hundred talents of silver and [b]a talent of gold.

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (G)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of his father Josiah, and he (H)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [c](I)brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim (J)gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the [d]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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:33 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
  3. 2 Kings 23:34 As in LXX; MT he came
  4. 2 Kings 23:35 Lit mouth

31-32 New king of Judah: Jehoahaz

His age at the beginning of his reign: 23 years old

Length of reign: 3 months, in Jerusalem

Mother’s name: Hamutal (the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah)

Character of his reign: evil, like the other kings who had preceded him

33 Pharaoh Neco jailed him at Riblah in Hamath to prevent his reigning in Jerusalem, and he levied a tax against Judah totaling $230,000. 34 The Egyptian king then chose Eliakim, another of Josiah’s sons, to reign in Jerusalem; and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Then he took King Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he died. 35 Jehoiakim taxed the people to get the money that the Pharaoh had demanded.

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