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2 Chronicles 36:2
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the accession and brief reign of Jehoahaz in Jerusalem, immediately following the death of his father Josiah and the people’s decision to place him on the throne.
The words — The phrase בֶּן־שָׁלֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה (ben-shalosh ve-esrim shanah) literally renders "a son of three and twenty years," marking his age at accession, while חֳדָשִׁים (chodashim) denotes the specific duration of his rule.
The thread — This verse anchors the historical sequence of Judah’s final monarchs, linking Jehoahaz’s short tenure to the immediate foreign intervention described in the surrounding narrative.
Why it lands — It demands a plain reading of the recorded timeframe, establishing the factual brevity of his rule before noting the political forces that terminated it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.