ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 23:34
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2 Kgs 23:34

23:34 Eliakim . . . Jehoiakim. When obliging their vassals to take a loyalty oath, Assyrian kings sometimes changed their vassals’ names. Neco’s ability to make Eliakim change his name may be such an attempt to make a show of power.