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And Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a tribute of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent[b] of gold. The king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took his brother Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:3 About 3¾ tons, or 3.4 metric tons.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:3 About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.