Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
And the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause him to reign instead of his father in Jerusalem.
And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead, in Jerusalem.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.
- Author
- The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
- Date
- Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC