2 Chronicles 36:2

Twenty-three years old, was Joahaz when he began to reign,—and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem.

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Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

In Context

1And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah,—and made him king instead of his father, in Jerusalem.

3And the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem,—and condemned the land, in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

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Cross References

Isaiah 3:4And I will appoint boys to be their princes,—And, petulant children, shall rule over them,

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 36:2-11

The Destruction of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 588.) 1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho… Read the whole commentary →

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