2 Chronicles 36:1-3

New International Reader's Version

36 ¹ The people of the land went and got Jehoahaz. He was the son of Josiah. The people made Jehoahaz king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

Jehoahaz King of Judah

² Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for three months. ³ The king of Egypt removed him from his throne in Jerusalem. The king of Egypt made the people of Judah pay him a huge tax. The tax was almost four tons of silver and 75 pounds of gold.