1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. |
2 Jehoahaz1 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz , a variant of Jehoahaz ; also in verse was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. |
3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents2 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons (about 3.4 metric tons) of silver and a talent3 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds (about 34 kilograms) of gold. |
4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim's brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt. |