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2 Chronicles 36:3-5
New International Version - UK
2 Chronicles 36:3-5
New International Version - UK
3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold. 4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
Jehoiakim king of Judah
5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 34 kilograms
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