32 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.(A) 33 Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah(B) in the land of Hamath(C) to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem, and he imposed on the land a fine of seventy-five hundred pounds[a] of silver and seventy-five pounds[b] of gold.

Judah’s King Jehoiakim

34 Then(D) Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim(E) son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim.(F) But Neco took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 23:33 Lit 100 talents
  2. 23:33 Lit one talent

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