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Jehoahaz’s Reign and Imprisonment

31 (A)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (B)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, (C)according to all that his fathers had done. 33 (D)And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at (E)Riblah in the land of (F)Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of one hundred [a]talents of silver and one talent of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:33 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg

Jehoahaz Reigns in Judah

31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 32 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all his ancestors[a] had done. 33 Then Pharaoh Neco confined him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and imposed a levy on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:32 Or “fathers”