2 Chronicles 36:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ The king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim, but Neco took his brother Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And the king of Egypt made Eliakim, Jehoahaz' brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

Common English Bible

⁴ Then the king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim king of Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took his brother Jehoahaz prisoner and carried him off to Egypt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he appointed Eliakim, his brother, as king in his place, over Judah and Jerusalem. And he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Truly, he took Jehoahaz with him, and he led him away to Egypt.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And he made Eliakim his brother king in his stead, over Juda and Jerusalem: and he turned his name to Joakim. But he took Joachaz with him, and carried him away into Egypt.

2 Chronicles 36:4 Cross References

1 Chronicles 3:15

The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

2 Chronicles 36:3

Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

Jeremiah 25:1

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah (that was the first year of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon),

Jeremiah 26:1

At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came from the Lord: