1
And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
2
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
3
The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
4
The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
5
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God.
Footnotes 2
[a].
That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
[b].
That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms