2 Chronicles 36:2-4

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.

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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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