2 Kings 23:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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 three thousand four hundred kilogrammes of silver and thirty-four kilogrammes 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.