Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 36:1
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative occurs immediately after King Josiah's death, when the populace of Judah intervenes to install his son Jehoahaz as ruler in Jerusalem.
The words — וַ/יִּקְחוּ֙ (va/i.yik.Chu) translates literally as "and they took," while וַ/יַּמְלִיכֻ֥/הוּ (va/i.yam.li.Khu./hu) means "and they made king him," both emphasizing direct, collective action by the people.
The thread — This succession event runs parallel to Jeremiah 22:11's mention of Shallum succeeding Josiah, while 2 Kings 23:30 and 1 Chronicles 3:15 document Josiah's burial and his recorded sons.
Why it lands — The text records a rapid, unmediated political transition driven by popular choice rather than established protocol, requiring the reader to observe how immediate human decisions replace royal lineage without divine commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 22:11 For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,
- 2 Kings 23:30 From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
- 1 Chronicles 3:15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 33:25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.