29 aIn his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at bMegiddo when he cconfronted him.
30 aThen his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And bthe people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz
31 aJehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison aat Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
34 Then aPharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and bchanged his name to cJehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz dand went to Egypt, and he died there.
Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah
35 So Jehoiakim gave athe silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho.
36 aJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 23:31.
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