1 Esdras 1:37

37 The king of Egypt appointed Joahaz's brother Jehoiakim king of Judah and Jerusalem. ¹

1 Esdras 1:37 In-Context

35 and he ruled Judah and Jerusalem for three months. Then the king of Egypt deposed him

36 and made the nation pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute.

37 The king of Egypt appointed Joahaz's brother Jehoiakim king of Judah and Jerusalem.

38 Jehoiakim put the leading men of the nation in prison, then had his brother Zarius arrested and brought back from Egypt.

39 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king of Judah and Jerusalem. He sinned against the Lord.