2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:1–3

1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

2Jehoahaza was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 3And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silverb and a talent of gold.c

Footnotes

  • a 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4
  • b 36:3 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver.
  • c 36:3 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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2 Chronicles 36:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the peopleעַם־‘am-Noun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
of the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙way·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זyə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3059 Jehoachaz
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
and made him kingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּway·yam·lî·ḵu·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
in place ofתַֽחַת־ṯa·ḥaṯ-PrepositionH8478 the under part
his fatherאָבִ֖יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father

2 Chronicles 36:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3099 Joachaz
was twenty-threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁšā·lō·wōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
years oldבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbə·mā·lə·ḵōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הū·šə·lō·šāhConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singularH7969 a three, triad
monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםḥo·ḏā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH2320 (newness), new moon, month

2 Chronicles 36:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
dethroned himוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּway·sî·rê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and imposedוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙way·ya·‘ă·nōšConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6064 fine, mulct
onהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
of a hundredמֵאָ֥הmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
talentsכִכַּר־ḵik·kar-Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of silverכֶּ֖סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רwə·ḵik·karConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of goldזָהָֽב׃zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold

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2 Chronicles 36:1 Jeremiah 22:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.