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Joahaz Reigns over Judah

36 (A)Then the people of the land took [a](B)Joahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. [b]Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. Then the king of Egypt had him removed in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred [c]talents of silver and one talent of gold. Then the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But (C)Neco took Joahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:1 Lit Jehoahaz, cf. 36:2; 2 Kin 23:30
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:2 Shortened form of Jehoahaz, cf. 36:1; 2 Kin 23:30
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:3 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg

Jehoahaz King of Judah

36 The people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned as king in Jerusalem for three months.

The king of Egypt removed him from the kingship in Jerusalem. He also imposed on the land a penalty of one hundred talents of silver and a talent[b] of gold. The king of Egypt made Eliakim, Jehoahaz’s brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim’s brother, and carried him off to Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 Here and in verse 4 in the Hebrew the alternate spelling Joahaz is used.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:3 A talent is about seventy-five pounds.