2 Kings 23:34-24:7
New American Standard Bible
Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh
34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (A)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of his father Josiah, and he (B)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [a](C)brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim (D)gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the [b]command of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco.
36 (E)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (F)in accordance with all that his forefathers had done.
Babylon Controls Jehoiakim
24 (G)In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and revolted against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him (H)bands of Chaldeans, (I)bands of Arameans, (J)bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, (K)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servants the prophets. 3 (L)It indeed came upon Judah at the [c]command of the Lord, to remove them from His sight (M)due to the sins of Manasseh, in accordance with everything that he had done, 4 and (N)also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord was unwilling to forgive. 5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Jehoiachin Reigns
6 So (O)Jehoiakim [d]lay down with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place. 7 Now (P)the king of Egypt did not come out of his land again, (Q)because the king of Babylon had taken everything that belonged to the king of Egypt from (R)the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 23:34 As in LXX; MT he came
- 2 Kings 23:35 Lit mouth
- 2 Kings 24:3 Lit mouth
- 2 Kings 24:6 I.e., died
2 Kings 23:34-24:7
Christian Standard Bible
Judah’s King Jehoiakim
34 Then(A) Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim(B) son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim.(C) But Neco took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.(D) 35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but at Pharaoh’s command he taxed the land to give it. He exacted the silver and the gold from the common people, each according to his assessment,(E) to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 He did what was evil(F) in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.
Jehoiakim’s Rebellion and Death
24 During(G) Jehoiakim’s reign,(H) King Nebuchadnezzar(I) of Babylon(J) attacked.(K) Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, and then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean,(L) Moabite,(M) and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.(N) 3 Indeed, this happened to Judah at the Lord’s command to remove them from his presence.(O) It was because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all he had done,(P) 4 and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,(Q) and the Lord was not willing to forgive.
5 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.(R) 6 Jehoiakim rested with his ancestors, and his son Jehoiachin became king in his place.(S)
7 Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again,(T) for the king of Babylon took everything that had belonged to the king of Egypt,(U) from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.(V)
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