33 And Pharaoh Necho put him in bonds [a]at Riblah in the land of Hamath [b]while he reigned in Jerusalem, and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:33 Which was Antioch in Syria, called also Hamath.
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 Or, that he should not reign.

33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah(A) in the land of Hamath(B) so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms