Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh
2 Chronicles 36:2-4
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2 C.36.2 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שלוש: NUM,f,sg,abs
- ועשרים: NUM,m,pl,abs
- שנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- יואחז: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- במלכו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- ושלשה: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,m
- חדשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Kings 23:31 (verbal): Direct parallel: states Jehoahaz (Shallum) was 23 years old when he became king and reigned three months in Jerusalem — essentially the same data as 2 Chr 36:2.
- 2 Kings 23:32–33 (structural): Continues the same episode: Pharaoh Neco deposes Jehoahaz, binds him at Riblah and carries him to Egypt; explains the immediate outcome of his short reign.
- 2 Kings 24:8 (thematic): Another Judahite king (Jehoiachin/Coniah) is recorded as reigning three months in Jerusalem — parallels the motif of very short, truncated reigns.
- 2 Chr 36:4 (verbal): Immediate Chronicles parallel that follows 36:2, reporting Pharaoh Neco’s removal of Jehoahaz to Egypt — part of the same Chronicle account of his three‑month reign.
Alternative generated candidates
- Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
- Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
2 C.36.3 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויסירהו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ויענש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
- מאה: NUM,f,sg,abs
- ככר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- כסף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וככר: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- זהב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Kings 23:33 (verbal): Direct parallel: Pharaoh Neco imposed a tribute of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold on the land (same event and wording).
- 2 Kings 23:34 (verbal): Continues the account—Neco removed Jehoahaz (Shallum) to Riblah/Egypt and made Eliakim (Jehoiakim) king; closely mirrors Chronicles' report.
- 2 Kings 23:31 (structural): Provides immediate context: Jehoahaz's three‑month reign in Jerusalem prior to being deposed by Pharaoh Neco, explaining why Neco intervened.
- 2 Chronicles 36:4 (quotation): Neighboring verse in the same chapter that repeats and expands the story (Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he later died), forming a direct Chronicle parallel to the events in 36:3.
Alternative generated candidates
- The king of Egypt deposed him from Jerusalem and exacted from the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and exacted from the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
2 C.36.4 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וימלך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- אליקים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויסב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- יהויקים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- יואחז: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- לקח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- נכו: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- ויביאהו: VERB,hiphil,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg+PRON,3,m
- מצרימה: NOUN,prop,pl,m,abs
Parallels
- 2 Kings 23:31-34 (quotation): Direct parallel account: Pharaoh Neco installs Eliakim as king, renames him Jehoiakim, and carries off Jehoahaz to Egypt (same events and wording).
- 2 Kings 23:29-30 (structural): Immediate narrative context: Josiah’s death at Megiddo and Pharaoh Neco’s intervention that precipitates the replacement of Josiah’s sons as rulers of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 3:15-16 (structural): Genealogical parallel listing the sons of Josiah (including Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim), confirming the familial identities referenced in 2 Chronicles 36:4.
- Jeremiah 22:18-19 (thematic): Prophetic judgment concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah; thematically linked to his removal and later condemnation as Israel’s king.
Alternative generated candidates
- Then the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, changed his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt.
- The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim; and Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem and laid on the land a levy of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim; and he took Jehoahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.