2 Kings 23:34

2 Kings 23:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
• New International Version (NIV)Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.

Context of 2 Kings 23:34

32He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco. 36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

2 Kings 23:34 word by word

וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ פַּרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֜ה אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים וְאֶת־יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז לָקָ֔ח וַיָּבֹ֥א מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• Pharaohפַּרְעֹה נְכֹהpar‛ôh nekôh par‛ôh nekô · Pharaoh-necoH6549
• madeמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים'elyâqîym · EliakimH471
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in the placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• changedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: changedH5437
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehôyâqîym · JehoiakimH3079
• But he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָזyehô'âchâz · JehoahazH3059
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:34

• Joshua 18:18It continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.
• 2 Chronicles 36:3Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
• 1 Chronicles 3:15The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, and the second was Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
• 2 Kings 24:17Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
• Genesis 41:45Then Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.
• Daniel 1:7Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name Belteshazzar, to Hananiah Shadrach, to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abed-nego.
• Matthew 1:11Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 22:11For thus says the Lord in regard to Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in the place of Josiah his father, who went forth from this place, “He will never return there;
• Ezekiel 19:3When she brought up one of her cubs, He became a lion, And he learned to tear his prey; He devoured men.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Turned his name to Jehoiakim - These names are precisely the same in signification: Eliakim is God shall arise; Jehoiakim, Jehovah shall arise; or, the resurrection of God; the resurrection of Jehovah. That is, God's rising again to show his power, justice, etc. The change of the name was to show Nechoh's supremacy, and that Jehoiakim was only his vassal or viceroy. Proofs of this mode of changing the name, when a person of greater power put another in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34In the room of Josiah his father - Not “in the room of Jehoahaz his brother;” the phrase is intended to mark the fact, that Neco did not acknowedge that Jehoahaz had ever been king. Turned his name to Jehoiakim - Compare 2 Kings 23:30 and 2 Kings 24:17. It seems likely, from their purely Jewish character, that the new names of the Jewish kings, though formally imposed by the suzerain, were selected by the individuals themselves. The change now made…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years, been labouring to effect…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34Eliakim … Jehoiakim: Neco followed the Assyrian tradition of demanding a loyalty oath and giving a new name to the local leader.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 23:34

• Egyptians
• Eliakim
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Pharaoh

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Eliakim
• Josiah
• Pharaoh
• Jehoahaz
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Pentateuch
• Riblah
• Daniel

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23

• 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