2 Kings 23:30-34
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30 (A)And his servants drove [a]his body in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. (B)Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
Jehoahaz’s Reign and Imprisonment
31 (C)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (D)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, (E)according to all that his fathers had done. 33 (F)And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at (G)Riblah in the land of (H)Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of one hundred [b]talents of silver and one talent of gold.
Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh
34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (I)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father and (J)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [c](K)brought him to Egypt, and he died there.
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- 2 Kings 23:30 Lit him, dead
- 2 Kings 23:33 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 2 Kings 23:34 As in Gr; Heb he came
1 Chronicles 3:15
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15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, and the second was Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
2 Chronicles 36:1-4
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Joahaz Reigns over Judah
36 (A)Then the people of the land took [a](B)Joahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. 2 [b]Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Then the king of Egypt had him removed in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred [c]talents of silver and one talent of gold. 4 Then the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But (C)Neco took Joahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:1 Lit Jehoahaz, cf. 36:2; 2 Kin 23:30
- 2 Chronicles 36:2 Shortened form of Jehoahaz, cf. 36:1; 2 Kin 23:30
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
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