2 Kings 23:34 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Kings 23:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 23:34 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 23:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Pharaoh Necoh 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.”
2 Kings 23:34 — World English Bible
2 Kings 23:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there. ”
2 Kings 23:34 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 23:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Pharaoh-Nechoh causeth Eliakim son of Josiah to reign instead of Josiah his father, and turneth his name to Jehoiakim, and Jehoahaz he hath taken away, and he cometh in to Egypt, and dieth there.”
2 Kings 23:34 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 23:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Pharaoh-Nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king instead of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And he took Jehoahaz; and he came to Egypt, and died there. ”
2 Kings 23:34 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 23:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Pharaoh Nechoh made Eliakim the sonne of Iosiah King in steade of Iosiah his father, and turned his name to Iehoiakim, and tooke Iehoahaz away, which when he came to Egypt, dyed there.”
2 Kings 23:34 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 23:34 in Context — 2 Kings 23
32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 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.
35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh–nechoh.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
What Does 2 Kings 23:34 Mean?
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