2Ki 23:31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 23:31-34: 23:31-34 Jehoahaz was named Shallum at birth (see study note on 1 Chr 3:15); his throne name Jehoahaz has been discovered among seals from the 600s BC . He was twenty-three years old, but his brother Jehoiakim was twenty-five (2 Kgs 23:36 ). There is no indication as to why the younger brother was made king. • The three months of Jehoahaz’s reign (in 609 BC ) might coincide with the period in which Pharaoh Neco was attempting to aid the Assyrians (23:29 ).

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‏ 2 Kings 23:31

Summary for 2Kgs 23:31-34: 23:31-34 ^a Jehoahaz was named Shallum at birth (see study note on 1 Chr 3:15); his throne name Jehoahaz has been discovered among seals from the 600s BC. He was twenty-three years old, but his brother Jehoiakim was twenty-five (2 Kgs 23:36 ^b). There is no indication as to why the younger brother was made king.

• The three months of Jehoahaz’s reign (in 609 BC) might coincide with the period in which Pharaoh Neco was attempting to aid the Assyrians (23:29 ^c).