^25 (A)The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is ^(B)like a roaring lion ^(C)tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.

Judah's Decline

36 ^(A)The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. ² Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

Jehoahaz's Reign and Captivity

^31 (A)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was ^(B)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. ³² And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(C)according to all that his fathers had done.