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.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 36:3

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American Standard Version
And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Amplified® Bible
Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Contemporary English Version
King Neco of Egypt captured Jehoahaz and forced Judah to pay almost four tons of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold as taxes.

Darby English Version
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and imposed a fine upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Good News Bible
King Neco of Egypt took him prisoner and made Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute.

King James Version
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

New International Version
The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid upon the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Young's Literal Translation
and turn him aside doth the king of Egypt in Jerusalem, and fineth the land a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold;

New English Translation
The king of Egypt prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a special tax¹ of one hundred talents² of silver and a talent of gold.

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