Then the peopleof the landtookJoahazthe sonof Josiah,and madehim kingin placeof his fatherin Jerusalem.
In his daysNebuchadnezzarkingof Babyloncameup, and Jehoiakimbecamehis servant[for] threeyears;then he turnedand rebelledagainst him.
The sonsof Josiah[were] Johananthe firstborn,and the second[was] Jehoiakim,the thirdZedekiah,the fourthShallum.
And allthe peopleof JudahtookUzziah,who[was] sixteenyearsold,and madehim kingin the placeof his fatherAmaziah.
But the peopleof the landkilledallthe conspiratorsagainstKingAmon,and the peopleof the landmadeJosiahhis sonkingin his place.
and his acts,firstto last,behold,they are writtenin the Bookof the Kingsof Israeland Judah.
Joahazwas twenty-threeyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedthreemonthsin Jerusalem.
For thussaysthe LORDin regardto Shallumthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah,who becamekingin the placeof Josiahhis father,whowentforthfrom thisplace,"He will neverreturnthere;
When she broughtup oneof her cubs,He becamea lion,And he learnedto tear[his] prey;He devouredmen.
"The LORDwill bringyou and your king,whomyou setoveryou, to a nationwhichneitheryou noryour fathershave known,and thereyou shall serveothergods,woodand stone.
