Chapter 36

Jehoahaz Rules in Judah

1 Then the people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him the next king in Jerusalem.
2 Jehoahaz[2][Hebrew Joahaz, a variant name for Jehoahaz; also in 36:4.] was twenty-three years old when he became king, but he reigned only three months.
3 Then he was deposed by Neco, the king of Egypt, who demanded a tribute from Judah of 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.[3][Hebrew 100 talents [3.4 metric tons] of silver and 1 talent [34 kilograms] of gold.]