2 Chronicles 36:3

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz

1 Then ^athe 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 became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 Now the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

4 Then the king of Egypt made¹ Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiakim

5 ^aJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did ^bevil in the sight of the Lord his God.

6 ^aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in¹ bronze fetters to ^bcarry him off to Babylon.

7 ^aNebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then¹ Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin

9 ^aJehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

10 At the turn of the year ^aKing Nebuchadnezzar summoned him and took him to Babylon, ^bwith the costly articles from the house of the Lord, and made ^cZedekiah, Jehoiakim’s brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

11 ^aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and ^adid not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord.

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Definitions of words in 2 Chronicles 36:3:

Egypt {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Egypt {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Egypt {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gold {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gold {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hundred {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Silver {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Silver {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Talent {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Talent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tribute {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Tribute {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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