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33 (A)And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at (B)Riblah in the land of (C)Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of one hundred [a]talents of silver and one talent of gold.

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (D)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father and (E)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [b](F)brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim (G)gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the [c]command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:33 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  2. 2 Kings 23:34 As in Gr; Heb he came
  3. 2 Kings 23:35 Lit mouth