2 Kings 23:29–37

29 While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Nechoi king of Egypt went up to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to meet him in battle, but Necho faced him and killed him at Megiddo.j 30 Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariotk from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.

Jehoahaz King of Judah

23:31–34pp—2Ch 36:2–4

31 Jehoahazl was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutalm daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did eviln in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done. 33 Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblaho in the land of Hamathp so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talentsc of silver and a talentd of gold. 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakimq son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, and there he died.r 35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.s

Jehoiakim King of Judah

23:36–24:6pp—2Ch 36:5–8

36 Jehoiakimt 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 evilu in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.