2 Kings 23:33
in 2 Kings 23And 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 a talent of gold.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
KJV
And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
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This verse in 2 Kings 23
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,.... Places in Syria; Hamath was formerly a kingdom in Syria, and Riblah is said by Jerom (c) to be Antioch of Syria, near to which was the fountain of Daphne; and in the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem on Num 34:
This site's exposition
put him in bands at Riblah in the land
on 2 Kings 23:33-35
Pharaoh Necho holds court at Riblah in Hamath and imprisons Jehoahaz there, then taxes Judah a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold, Egypt's price for choosing a king. He sets Eliakim on the throne instead and renames him Jehoiakim, an act Wesley reads as the conqueror's own claim of dominion, the same gesture given to conquered vassals across the ancient world. Jehoiakim raises the tribute by assessing the land itself, each man taxed according to his own property, so the whole nation pays for its king's deposal.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Jehoahaz, also called Shalom, reigned three months until the Egyptians came back from Mabboug. At that stage [Pharaoh] enchained him and brought him to Egypt. So [Jehoahaz] left his country and never came back, according to the prophecy that Jeremiah had spoken against him. Pharaoh …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the L ORD , to walk after the L ORD , and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Pharaoh-Nechoh, after bringing Phoenicia and Syria under his rule, and penetrating as far as Carchemish, returned to Southern Syria, and learned what had occurred at Jerusalem in his absence. He sent orders to Jehoahaz to attend the court which he was holding at Riblah, and Jehoahaz fell into the trap Eze 19:4. Riblah still retains its name. It is situated on the Orontes, in the Coele-Syrian valley, near the point where the valley opens into a wide and fertile plain. Neco seems to have been the first to perceive its importance.
Nechoh put him in bands - But what was the cause of his putting him in bands? It is conjectured, and not without reason, that Jehoahaz, otherwise called Shallum, raised an army, met Nechoh in his return from Carchemish, fought, was beaten, taken prisoner, put in chains; and taken into Egypt, where he died; 2Ki 23:34, and Jer 22:11, Jer 22:12. Riblah or Diblath, the place of this battle, was probably a town in Syria, in the land or district of Hamath.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ | vaiyaasrehu | and he confined him | H631 → | 72 times |
| פַרְעֹ֨ה | faroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| נְכֹ֤ה | nekhoh | Necho | H5224 → | 8 times |
| בְרִבְלָה֙ | verivlah | at Riblah | H7247 → | 11 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| חֲמָ֔ת | chamat | Hamath | H2574 → | 35 times |
| מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ | mimlokh | from reigning | H4427 → | 348 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיִּתֶּן־ | vaiyiten- | and he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֹ֙נֶשׁ֙ | ʾonesh | a fine | H6066 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 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 |
וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩and he confined him
vaiyaasrehuH631 →72 times
פַרְעֹ֨הPharaoh
farohH6547 →274 times
נְכֹ֤הNecho
nekhohH5224 →8 times
בְרִבְלָה֙at Riblah
verivlahH7247 →11 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
חֲמָ֔תHamath
chamatH2574 →35 times
מִמְּלֹ֖ךְfrom reigning
mimlokhH4427 →348 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיִּתֶּן־and he put
vaiyiten-H5414 →2011 times
עֹ֙נֶשׁ֙a fine
ʾoneshH6066 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 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
8 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
1 Kings 8:65So 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…
it leads to
- Numbers 34:5
where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
- 1 Kings 8:2
And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.
- Numbers 34:8
and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
- 2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
- Joshua 13:5
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- Numbers 34:5
Through
2 Kings 25:6The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 34:21–22
And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Lamentations 4:19–20
Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
- Jeremiah 34:21–22
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Kings
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 (…
- PlaceSyriaRiblahNebuchadnezzar's headquarters on the Orontes where Zedekiah was sentenced and watched his sons killed before his own eyes were put…
- 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; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 2 KINGS 23:31; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.