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2 Chronicles 36:1–10, “Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 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. Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.”
After Josiah was dead, his son, Jehoahaz, replaced his as the king in Jerusalem. Necho came to Jerusalem to punish Judah because Josiah had attacked him. Even though he was defeated at Carchemish, he still had a largely intact army. Necho took king Jehoahaz back to Egypt with him, placed a large tax on Judah and replaced Jehoahaz as king. Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim was put on the throne and Necho changed his name to Jehoiakim. After Necho left Jerusalem the Babylonians came down. They were pursuing Egypt with the aim of completely destroying their armies and making Egypt a subject kingdom. This happened after 11 years as Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, had some other matters to attend to along the way. Jehoiakim was taken captive to Babylon along with much of the Temple treasure. Jehoiakim was an evil king who didn’t worship the Lord. Jehoiachin replaced Jehoiakim, his father, as king. Nebuchadnezzar’s men came back and took away the rest of the Temple treasure, they made Zedekiah, Jehoiachin’s brother king.
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