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She raised up one of her cubs;
    he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
    he devoured humans.(A)

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25 Its princes[a] within it are like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows within it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.25 Gk: Heb A conspiracy of its prophets

He prowled among the lions;
    he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
    he devoured people.(A)

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Reign of Jehoahaz

36 The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king to succeed his father in Jerusalem.(A) Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

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Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz

31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.(A) 32 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his ancestors had done.

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