2 Chronicles 36:1 - The Message Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to rule. He was king in Jerusalem for a mere three months. The king of Egypt dethroned him and forced the country to pay him nearly four tons of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THEN THE people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 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. Common English Bible The people of the land took Jehoahaz, Josiah’s son, and made him the next king in Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and they appointed him king in place of his father, in Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of his father in Jerusalem. |