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2 Chronicles 36:4-8

The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of Yahweh’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

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Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of Yahweh’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

    Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight.

    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.

    Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of Yahweh’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

    Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

    Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

    Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

    Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

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  • 2 Kings 24:13 (v7) He carried out from there all the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of…
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  • Jeremiah 22:10-12 (v4) Don’t weep for the dead. Don’t bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he will return no more, and not see his native…
  • 2 Kings 24:5-6 (vv6, 8) Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So…
  • 2 Chronicles 33:11 (v6) Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and…
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  • Jeremiah 26:1 (v5) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh:
  • 2 Kings 23:34-35 (v4) Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took…
  • 2 Kings 24:1-2 (v6) In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.…
  • 2 Kings 24:13-20 (v6) He carried out from there all the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of…
  • 1 Chronicles 3:15 (v4) The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
  • 1 Chronicles 3:16-17 (v8) The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son. The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,
  • Ezra 1:7-11 (v7) Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house…
  • Jeremiah 22:24 (v8) “As I live,” says Yahweh, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, I would still pluck you from…
  • Jeremiah 22:28 (v8) Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which no one delights? Why are they cast out, he and his offspring, and cast…
  • Jeremiah 25:9 (v6) behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,” says Yahweh, “and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my…
  • Jeremiah 26:21-23 (v5) When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah…
  • Jeremiah 27:16-18 (v7) Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Yahweh says, “Don’t listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you,…
  • Jeremiah 28:3 (v7) Within two full years I will bring again into this place all the vessels of Yahweh’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away…
  • Jeremiah 35:1 (v5) The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
  • Jeremiah 36:1 (v5) In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
  • Jeremiah 36:27-32 (v5) Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, after the king had burned the scroll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah,…
  • Ezekiel 19:3-4 (v4) She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men. The nations also heard of him. He…
  • Ezekiel 19:5-9 (v6) “ ‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion. He went up…
  • Daniel 1:1-2 (v6) In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. The Lord gave…
  • Daniel 1:2 (v7) The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of…
  • Daniel 5:2-4 (v7) Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the…
  • Habakkuk 1:5-10 (v6) “Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told…
  • Matthew 1:11-12 (v8) Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon. After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5, 8 Because he and the people turned not to God…

Because he and the people turned not to God by his first plague, he brought a new upon him, and at length rooted them out.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4, 6, 7, 8 2Ch 36:4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v8 That which was found in him; that crime of…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v8 Found in him - That crime of rebellion against…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v6 Verse 6. Came up Nebuchadnezzar] 2Kg 24:1. Archbishop Usher…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv6, 8 2Ch 36:6. And bound him in fetters to carry…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv7–8 In his temple - Compare “the house of his…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv4, 6, 7, 8 Brother. From the time of David, the son had…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv4–6 carried him--Jehoahaz.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–8 4. turned his name to Jehoiakim] This name is…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv4, 5, 7, 8 (4) And the king of Egypt made Eliakim.—The verse…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv4–8 Eliakim. The meaning of the word is "God sets…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v6 came up
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv5, 8 twenty-five years old ... eleven years
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v5 36:5 Jehoiakim reigned from 609 to 598 BC. •…
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