2 Kings

2 Kings 23:30–35

30From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

33And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silverh and a talent of gold.i 34Then 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.

35So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.

Footnotes

  • h 23:33 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver.
  • i 23:33 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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2 Kings 23:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
From Megiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmim·mə·ḡid·dōwPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4023 Megiddon, Megiddo
his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
carried his bodyמֵת֙mêṯVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH4191 die
in a chariotוַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּway·yar·ki·ḇu·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH7392 mount and ride, ride
brought him toוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙way·ḇi·’u·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and buried himוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּway·yiq·bə·ru·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH6912 bury
in his own tombבִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹbiq·ḇu·rā·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6900 grave, burial
Then the peopleעַם־‘am-Noun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
of the landהָאָ֗רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
tookוַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3059 Jehoachaz
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Josiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
anointed himוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּway·yim·šə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4886 smear, anoint
and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּway·yam·lî·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in place ofתַּ֥חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
his fatherאָבִֽיו׃פ’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father

2 Kings 23:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זyə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3059 Jehoachaz
was twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִ֨ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
years oldבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbə·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 Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·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
His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
nameוְשֵׁ֣םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
was Hamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לḥă·mū·ṭalNoun - proper - feminine singularH2537 Chamutal, Chamital
daughterבַּֽת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
she was from Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mil·liḇ·nāhPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3841 Libnah

2 Kings 23:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
evilהָרַ֖עhā·ra‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
just asכְּכֹ֥לkə·ḵōlPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
had doneעָשׂ֖וּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make

2 Kings 23:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֨הp̄ar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
Necoנְכֹ֤הnə·ḵōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH5224 Necho
imprisoned Jehoahazוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩way·ya·’as·rê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH631 tie, bind, imprison
at Riblahבְרִבְלָה֙ḇə·riḇ·lāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7247 Riblah
in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Hamathחֲמָ֔תḥă·māṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH2574 Chamath
so that he could not reignבִּמְלֹךְbim·lōḵPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and he imposedוַיִּתֶּן־way·yit·ten-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a levyעֹ֙נֶשׁ֙‘ō·nešNoun - masculine singularH6066 indemnity, fine
of a hundredמֵאָ֥הmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
talentsכִכַּר־ḵik·kar-Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of silverכֶּ֖סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singular constructH3701 silver, money
and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רwə·ḵik·karConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of goldזָהָֽב׃zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold

2 Kings 23:34

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
Necoנְכֹ֜הnə·ḵōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH5224 Necho
made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים’el·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH471 Eljakim
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩way·yam·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in place ofתַּ֚חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
his fatherאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
and he changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בway·yas·sêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5437 turn about, go around, surround
Eliakim’s nameשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
But Neco tookלָקָ֔חlā·qāḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זyə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3059 Jehoachaz
and carried him offוַיָּבֹ֥אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where he diedוַיָּ֥מָתway·yā·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

2 Kings 23:35

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙yə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
paidנָתַ֤ןnā·ṯanVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
the silverוְהַכֶּ֣סֶףwə·hak·ke·sep̄Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בwə·haz·zā·hāḇConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הlə·p̄ar·‘ōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
butאַ֚ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
to meetעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֑הp̄ar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
demandפִּ֣יpîNoun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
he taxedהֶעֱרִ֣יךְhe·‘ĕ·rîḵVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6186 arrange or set in order
the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and exactedנָגַ֞שׂnā·ḡaśVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףhak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
the goldהַזָּהָב֙haz·zā·hāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
from the peopleעַ֣ם‘amNoun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
eachאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
according to his wealthכְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹkə·‘er·kōwPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6187 order, row, estimate

Cross-references

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2 Kings 23:30 2 Kings 9:28 · 2 Chronicles 36:1–4

2 Kings 23:31 1 Chronicles 3:15 · Jeremiah 22:11 · 2 Kings 24:18

2 Kings 23:32 2 Kings 21:2–7

2 Kings 23:33 2 Kings 25:6 · 1 Kings 8:65 · Jeremiah 52:9–10 · Jeremiah 39:5–6 · Jeremiah 52:26–27

2 Kings 23:34 Ezekiel 19:3–4 · 2 Kings 24:17 · 1 Chronicles 3:15 · Jeremiah 22:11–12 · Daniel 1:7

2 Kings 23:35 2 Kings 23:33

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