2 Kings 23:31-37

Jehoahaz’s Reign and Captivity

31 aJehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, caccording to all that his fathers had done. 33And dPharaoh Neco put him in bonds at eRiblah in the land of fHamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents
A  talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
of silver and a talent of gold.
34And hPharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and ichanged his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, jand he came to Egypt and died there. 35And Jehoiakim kgave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah

36 lJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, maccording to all that his fathers had done.

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