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Jehoiakim’s Reign over Judah

36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah. 37 He did evil in the sight of[b] the Lord as his ancestors had done.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:36 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
  2. 2 Kings 23:37 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

Jehoiakim King of Judah(A)

36 Jehoiakim(B) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 And he did evil(C) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

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