2 Chronicles 36:1

Judah's King Jehoahaz

1 Then the common people[a] took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

2 Chronicles 36:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-13. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of
2 Chronicles 36:2

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2 Chronicles 36:1 In-Context

1 Then the common people took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
2 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king; he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and fined the land 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.
4 Then [Neco] king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took his brother Jehoahaz and brought him to Egypt.
5 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king; he reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit the people of the land
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