2 Chronicles 36:4

Judah's King Jehoiakim

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^[a] and brought him to Egypt.

2 Chronicles 36:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:4

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)

2 Chronicles 36:4 In-Context

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.

6 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him in bronze [shackles] to take him to Babylon.

Footnotes

• [a] Joahaz