2 Kings 23:34–24:1

³⁴Then ^yPharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and ^zchanged his name to ^aJehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz ^band went to Egypt, and ⁹he died there.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah

³⁵So Jehoiakim gave ^cthe silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. ^36dJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. ³⁷And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

Judah Overrun by Enemies

24In ^ahis days Nebuchadnezzar king of ^bBabylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.