2 Chronicles 36:3
in 2 Chronicles 36And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
KJV
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father
on 2 Chronicles 36:1-3
The people of the land make Jehoahaz king, and Chronicles gives his reign three verses where 2 Kings 23 to 24 gives a fuller record. After three months the king of Egypt dethrones him and imposes “a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold”.
This site's exposition
a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold
Adam Clarke reads the deposition as a claim of supremacy: the people crowned Jehoahaz without Egypt's consent, so Necho treated Judah as a subject state. The levy was paid by Jehoiakim, who taxed the land to raise it, 2 Kings 23:35.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Had he trodden in the steps of his father's piety he might have reigned long and prospered; but we are told in the Kings that he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and therefore his triumphing was short and his joy but for a moment. Jehoiakim was set up by the king of Egypt, an old enemy to their land, gave what king he pleased to the kingdom and what name he pleased to the king!
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The king of Egypt put him down - He now considered Judah to be conquered, and tributary to him and because the people had set up Jehoahaz without his consent, he dethroned him, and put his brother in his place, perhaps for no other reason but to show his supremacy. For other particulars, see the notes on 2Ki 23:31-35 (note).
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּ | vaysirehu | and he removed him | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרַ֖יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ | vaiyaanosh | and he imposed a fine on | H6064 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מֵאָ֥ה | meah | one hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| כִכַּר־ | khikar- | talent[s] of | H3603 → | 68 times |
| כֶּ֖סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְכִכַּ֥ר | vekhikar | and a talent of | H3603 → | 68 times |
| זָהָֽב׃ | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּand he removed him
vaysirehuH5493 →299 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙and he imposed a fine on
vaiyaanoshH6064 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מֵאָ֥הone hundred
meahH3967 →581 times
כִכַּר־talent[s] of
khikar-H3603 →68 times
כֶּ֖סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
וְכִכַּ֥רand a talent of
vekhikarH3603 →68 times
זָהָֽב׃gold
zahavH2091 →389 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 23:33And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:65
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more…
- 2 Kings 25:6
The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.
- Jeremiah 52:9–10
The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
- Jeremiah 52:26–27
Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
- Jeremiah 39:5–6
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of…
- 1 Kings 8:65
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.