21 Now behold, you have [a](A)relied on the [b]support of this broken reed, on Egypt; on which if a man leans, it will go into his [c]hand and pierce it. That is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:21 Lit relied for yourself
  2. 2 Kings 18:21 Or staff
  3. 2 Kings 18:21 Lit palm

29 (A)In his days (B)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria at the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went to meet him, and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed him at (C)Megiddo.

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33 And (A)Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at (B)Riblah in the land of (C)Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of [a]a hundred talents of silver and [b]a talent of gold.

Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh

34 Then Pharaoh Neco made (D)Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of his father Josiah, and he (E)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and [c](F)brought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35 So Jehoiakim (G)gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the [d]command of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:33 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 23:33 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
  3. 2 Kings 23:34 As in LXX; MT he came
  4. 2 Kings 23:35 Lit mouth

19 To (A)Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, and all his people;

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