1
Then people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
2
Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for 3 months.
3
The king of Egypt removed him from office in Jerusalem and fined the country 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.
4
The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king of Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Jehoahaz away to Egypt.
5
Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. He did what the LORD his God considered evil.