2 Chronicles 36:1

2 Chronicles 36:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 36:1

The people of Judah chose Josiah's son, Jehoahaz, to become king in Jerusalem after his father. 2Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for three months. 3The king of Egypt stopped Jehoahaz from ruling in Jerusalem. He made Judah pay tax to him. It was 3,400 kilograms of silver and 34 kilograms of gold.

2 Chronicles 36:1 word by word

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֶת־יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּ תַֽחַת־אָבִ֖יו בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָזyehô'âchâz · JehoahazH3059
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• and made him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• stead in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:1

• 2 Chronicles 26:1All the people of Judah chose Uzziah to be their king instead of his father, King Amaziah. Uzziah was 16 years old.
• 2 Chronicles 33:25Then the people of Judah punished all Amon's murderers with death. They chose his son Josiah to be king after him.
• 2 Kings 23:30Josiah's servants put his dead body in a chariot. They took it from Megiddo to Jerusalem. They buried him in his own grave. Then the people of Judah poured olive oil on the head of Josiah's son Jehoahaz. So he became king after his father.
• 2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for three months. His mother's name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah, who came from Libnah.
• 1 Chronicles 3:15Josiah's sons: His firstborn son was Johanan. His second son was Jehoiakim. His third son was Zedekiah. His fourth son was Shallum.
• Jeremiah 22:11Josiah's son, Shallum, became king of Judah after his father died. But enemies took him away as a prisoner to a foreign land. The Lord says this about him: ‘He will never return to this land.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Took Jehoahaz - It seems that after Necho had discomfited Josiah, he proceeded immediately against Charchemish, and in the interim, Josiah dying of his wounds, the people made his son king.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The narrative runs parallel with 2Kings (marginal reference) as far as 2 Chronicles 36:13. The writer then emits the events following, and substitutes a sketch in which the moral and didactic element preponderates over the historical.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The destruction of Jerusalem. (1-21) The proclamation of Cyrus. (22-23) Verses 1-21 The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion toward them, and his unwillingness that any should perish. See here what woful havoc sin makes, and, as we value the comfort and continuance of our earthly blessings, let us keep that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum (see Jeremiah 22:11), was not Josiah’s oldest son (1 Chronicles 3:15). The reason he was chosen as king is not explained. Pharaoh Neco quickly intervened, placing Jehoahaz’s older brother Eliakim in his place and renaming him Jehoiakim.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42Ch 36:1-4. Jehoahaz, Succeeding, Is Deposed by Pharaoh. 1. the people of the land took Jehoahaz--Immediately after Josiah's overthrow and death, the people raised to the throne Shallum (1Ch 3:15), afterwards called Jehoahaz, in preference to his older brother Eliakim, from whom they expected little good. Jehoahaz is said (2Ki 23:30) to have received at Jerusalem the royal anointing--a ceremony not usually deemed necessary, in circumstances of regular and…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 36:1

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoahaz

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Josiah
• Condemn
• Jehoahaz
• Necho II
• Put
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Shallum (1)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings