30 (A)His servants carried [a]his body in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. (B)Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.

31 (C)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was (D)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, (E)in accordance with all that his forefathers had done.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 23:30 Lit him, dead

30 Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot(A) from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.

Jehoahaz King of Judah(B)

31 Jehoahaz(C) was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal(D) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did evil(E) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

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