2 Chronicles 36:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 36:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 36:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 36:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. ”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 36:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause him to reign instead of his father in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 36:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead, in Jerusalem. ”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 36:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the people of the lande tooke Iehoahaz the sonne of Iosiah, and made him king in his fathers steade in Ierusalem.”

2 Chronicles 36:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 36:1 in Context — 2 Chronicles 36

1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 36:1 Mean?

2 Chronicles 36:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 36. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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