2 Chronicles 36:1-6

1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

Jehoahaz King of Judah

2 Jehoahaz[a] 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[b] of silver and a talent[c] 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.

Jehoiakim King of Judah

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.
6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.

Cross References 6

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 22:1
  • 2. Jeremiah 22:10-12
  • 3. Ezekiel 19:4
  • 4. Jeremiah 22:18; Jeremiah 25:1; Jeremiah 26:1; Jeremiah 35:1; Jeremiah 36:1; Jeremiah 45:1; Jeremiah 46:2
  • 5. Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 27:6; Ezekiel 29:18
  • 6. 2 Chronicles 33:11; Ezekiel 19:9; Daniel 1:1

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Hebrew "Joahaz," a variant of "Jehoahaz" ; also in verse 4
  • [b]. That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  • [c]. That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
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