Jehoahaz[a] was 23 years old when he became king and reigned three months in Jerusalem. The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and fined the land 7,500 pounds[b] of silver and 75 pounds[c] of gold.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 = Joahaz
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:3 Lit 100 talents
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:3 Lit one talent

Jehoahaz King of Judah(A)

Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 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.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms