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And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, Josiah's son, and anointed him and made him king in his father's place. [Only three kings are mentioned as being anointed in the Books of Kings: Solomon (), Joash (), and here Jehoahaz.]
Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem, and his mother's [queen mother's] name was Chamoth, the daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah. [Jehoahaz's maternal grandfather Jeremiah is not the well-known prophet Jeremiah, since he was never married, see ]
And Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim, the son of Josiah, king in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim (Hebr. Jehojaqim). And he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, where he died.
[Eljakim means "God (El) rises up" and Jehoiakim means "The Lord (Yahweh) rises up". There is no significant difference in the meaning of the names. It was not unusual for the power that conquered another country to also give people new names, see ; ; ; ; . Apparently, Necho does the same thing here.]
The sons of Josiah were
Jochanan, the firstborn,
Jojakim (Hebr. Jehojaqim), the second,
Zedekiah (Hebr. Tsidqijaho), the third,
Shallom, the fourth.
[Jehoahaz reigns for 3 months in 609 BC]
The people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem after his father.
Joahaz [short form of Jehoahaz] was 23 years old when he became king, and he reigned 3 months in Jerusalem.
And the king of Egypt made his brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim (Hebr. Jehojaqim). But Necho took his brother Jehoahaz with him and brought him to Egypt.
