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2 Kings 23:34
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Pharaoh Neco’s political intervention in Judah immediately following the death of King Josiah and the failed reign of Jehoahaz.
The words — The text uses וַיַּמְלֵךְ (va/yam.leKh, “and he made king”) and תַּחַת (ta/chat, “in place of”) to document Neco’s installation of Eliakim as Jehoiakim.
The thread — This pattern of foreign powers appointing and renaming puppet rulers recurs in 2 Kings 24:17 and is referenced in the allegory of Ezekiel 19:3.
Why it lands — The verse states a historical reality where Judah’s royal line is subordinated to Egyptian authority and economic extraction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 19:3 She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- 2 Kings 24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- 1 Chronicles 3:15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
- 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,
- Daniel 1:7 The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Genesis 41:45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
- Joshua 18:18 Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.