KJV King James Version
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
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2 Kings 23:34
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
WEB World English Bible
Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
ASV American Standard Version
And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Pharaoh-Nechoh causeth Eliakim son of Josiah to reign instead of Josiah his father, and turneth his name to Jehoiakim, and Jehoahaz he hath taken away, and he cometh in to Egypt, and dieth there.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 23
31 Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give [it] unto Pharaohnechoh.
36 Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩H4427 · ma.lakhto reignפַּרְעֹ֨הH6547 · par.ohPharaohנְכֹ֜הH5224 · ne.khoNecoאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶלְיָקִ֣יםH471 · el.ya.qimEliakimבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּH2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiahתַּ֚חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּH2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiahאָבִ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיַּסֵּ֥בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםH3079 · ye.ho.ya.qimJehoiakimוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוֹאָחָ֣זH3059 · ye.ho.a.chazJehoahazלָקָ֔חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeוַיָּבֹ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוַיָּ֥מָתH4191 · mutto dieשָֽׁם׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Ezekiel 19:3-4And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.Jeremiah 22:11-12For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:1 Chronicles 3:15And the sons of Josiah [were], the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.2 Kings 24:17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.Daniel 1:7Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.Joshua 18:18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt.2 Chronicles 36:3-4And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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