2 Kings 23:34
Good News Translation
King Neco made Josiah's son Eliakim king of Judah as successor to Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Joahaz was taken to Egypt by King Neco, and there he died.

New Revised Standard Version
Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away; he came to Egypt, and died there.

Contemporary English Version
Neco appointed Josiah's son Eliakim king of Judah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz as a prisoner to Egypt, where he died.

New American Bible
Pharaoh Neco then made Eliakim, son of Josiah, king in place of Josiah his father; he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz he took away with him to Egypt, where he died.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pharao Nechao made Eliacim, the son of Josias, king in the room of Josias his father: and turned his name to Joakim. And he took Joachaz away and carried him into Egypt, and he died there.

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And Pharao Nechao made Eliacim, the son of Josias, king in the room of Josias his father: and turned his name to Joakim. And he took Joachaz away and carried him into Egypt, and he died there.

Eliakim.

Joshua 18:18 And It passeth along to the hills that are over against the ascent of Adommim: and it goeth down to Abenboen, that is, the stone of Boen the son of Ruben: and it passeth on the north side to the champaign countries; and goeth down Into the plain,

2 Chronicles 36:3,4 And the king of Egypt came to Jerusalem, and deposed him, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. . . .

the son.

1 Chronicles 3:15 And the sons of Josias were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Joakim, the third Sedecias, the fourth Sellum.

turned.

2 Kings 24:17 And he appointed Matthanias, his uncle, in his stead: and called his name Sedecias.

Genesis 41:45 And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt.

Daniel 1:7 And the master of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltassar: to Ananias, Sidrach: to Misael, Misach: and to Azarias, Abdenago.

Jehoiakim.

Matthew 1:11 And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.

, Jakim.
he came.

Jeremiah 22:11,12 For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more: . . .

Ezekiel 19:3,4 And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. . . .

Context
Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah
33And Pharao Nechao bound him at Rebla, which is in the land of Emath, that he should not reign in Jerusalem: and he set a fine upon the land, of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 34And Pharao Nechao made Eliacim, the son of Josias, king in the room of Josias his father: and turned his name to Joakim. And he took Joachaz away and carried him into Egypt, and he died there.35And Joakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharao, after he had taxed the land for every man, to contribute according to the commandment of Pharao: and he exacted both the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every man according to his ability: to give to Pharao Nechao.…
Cross References
2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharao Nechao, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josias went to meet him: and was slain at Mageddo, when he had seen him.

2 Kings 24:17
And he appointed Matthanias, his uncle, in his stead: and called his name Sedecias.

1 Chronicles 3:15
And the sons of Josias were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Joakim, the third Sedecias, the fourth Sellum.

2 Chronicles 36:4
And he made Eliakim his brother king in his stead, over Juda and Jerusalem: and he turned his name to Joakim: but he took Joachaz with him and carried him away into Egypt.

Jeremiah 1:3
And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.

Jeremiah 22:11
For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more:

Jeremiah 22:12
But in the place, to which I have removed him, there shall he die, and he shall not see this land any more.

Jeremiah 35:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying:

Ezekiel 19:3
And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

Ezekiel 19:4
And the nations heard of him, and took him, but not without receiving wounds: and they brought him in chains into the land of Egypt.

2 Kings 23:33
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