2 Kings 23:31

31 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he was king for 3 months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.

2 Kings 23:31 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:31

Jehoahaz was twenty three years old when he began to reign,
&c.] Who seems to be the same with Shallum, ( Jeremiah 22:11 )

and he reigned three months in Jerusalem;
a short reign, being deposed by the king of Egypt, as after related:

and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah;
a city in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 10:29 ) ( 15:42 ) .

2 Kings 23:31 In-Context

29 In Josiah's days Pharaoh Necoh (the king of Egypt) came to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to attack Necoh. When Pharaoh saw him at Megiddo, Pharaoh killed him.

30 His officers put his dead body in a chariot and brought it from Megiddo to Jerusalem. They buried Josiah in his tomb. Then the people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

31 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he was king for 3 months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.

32 He did what the LORD considered evil, as his ancestors had done.

33 Pharaoh Necoh made him a prisoner at Riblah in the territory of Hamath during his reign in Jerusalem and fined the country 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.