The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(A)

36 Then (B)the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.

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Message to the Sons of Josiah

11 For thus says the Lord concerning (A)Shallum[a] the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, (B)who went from this place: “He shall not return here anymore,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:11 Or Jehoahaz

25 But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

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Uzziah Reigns in Judah(A)

26 Now all the people of Judah took [a]Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

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15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second [a]Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth [b]Shallum.

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30 (A)Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And (B)the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(C)

31 (D)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (E)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison (F)at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Then (G)Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and (H)changed his name to (I)Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz (J)and went to Egypt, and [a]he died there.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah(K)

35 So Jehoiakim gave (L)the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. 36 (M)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:34 Jehoahaz

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