2 Chronicles 36:4

4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But ¹Neco took Joahaz his brother 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 Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Joahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 22:10-12