2 Kings 23:35

Conservative English Version

Jehoiakim forced the people of Judah to pay higher taxes, so he could give Neco the silver and gold he demanded.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:33

King Neco of Egypt had Jehoahaz arrested and put in prison at Riblah near Hamath. Then he forced the people of Judah to pay him almost four tons of silver and about seventy-five pounds of gold as taxes.

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so crowded, lies deserted and lonely. This city that was known all over the world is now like a widow. This queen of the nations has been made a slave.