2 Reyes 23:33

33 El faraón Necao metió a Joacaz en la cárcel de Ribla, en la tierra de Hamat, para impedir que gobernara
en Jerusalén. También exigió que Judá pagara un tributo de tres mil cuatrocientos kilos de plata, y treinta y cuatro kilos de oro.

2 Reyes 23:33 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:33

And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of
Hamath
Places in Syria; Hamath was formerly a kingdom in Syria, and Riblah is said by Jerom ^F3 to be Antioch of Syria, near to which was the fountain of Daphne; and in the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem on ( Numbers 34:11 ) . Daphne is put for Riblah; and Josephus ^F4 says Antioch was by Daphne of Syria; and in the Apocrypha:

``Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him, and withdrew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne, that lieth by Antiochia.'' (2 Maccabees 4:33)

Daphne is said to be by Antioch; with which place Pompey was greatly delighted, because of the pleasantness of it, and the abundance of waters about it ^F5: hither, it is probable, Jehoahaz went with an army to avenge his father's death on the king of Egypt, or to assist the king of Babylon, or both; and here Pharaoh met with him, and took him, and bound him; he seems to be of a martial spirit, from ( Ezekiel 19:3 )

that he might not reign in Jerusalem;
whither afterwards the king of Egypt came, and took it; and so Herodotus ^F6 says that after he had conquered the Syrians at Migdol, he took Cadytis, a great city of Syria, which seems to be Jerusalem, the holy city;

and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver, and
a talent of gold;
the land of Judah; and one hundred talents, according to Bunting ^F7, amounted to 37,500 pounds of our money; and a talent of gold, according to Brerewood ^F8, was 4,500 pounds; but Bishop Cumberland ^F9 makes it 5,067 pounds, three shillings, and ten pence; a talent of gold could not be so large in Homer's time, since he speaks of seven of them given at once in a way of hospitality ^F11.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Comment. in Ezekiel. xlvii. fol. 261. C.
F4 Antiqu. l. 17. c. 2. sect. 3.
F5 Rufi Fest. Breviar. Eutrop. Hist. Rom. l. 6.
F6 Ut supra. (Chronic. Secil. 18. p. 568.)
F7 Ut supra, (Travels) p. 288.
F8 De Ponder & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 4.
F9 Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 4. p. 21.
F11 Odyss. 9. ver. 258. & Odyss. 24. ver. 321.

2 Reyes 23:33 In-Context

31 Joacaz gobierna en Judá
Joacaz tenía veintitrés años cuando subió al trono y reinó en Jerusalén tres meses. Su madre se llamaba Hamutal y era hija de Jeremías, de Libna.

32 Joacaz hizo lo malo a los ojos del Señor
, igual que sus antepasados.

33 El faraón Necao metió a Joacaz en la cárcel de Ribla, en la tierra de Hamat, para impedir que gobernara
en Jerusalén. También exigió que Judá pagara un tributo de tres mil cuatrocientos kilos de plata, y treinta y cuatro kilos de oro.

34 Joacim gobierna en Judá
Luego el faraón Necao puso en el trono a Eliaquim, otro de los hijos de Josías, para que reinara en lugar de su padre y le cambió el nombre a Joacim. Joacaz fue llevado a Egipto como prisionero, y allí murió.

35 Para obtener la plata y el oro que el faraón Necao exigía como tributo, Joacim recaudaba un impuesto de los habitantes de Judá, para el cual les pedía que pagaran en proporción a sus riquezas.