1 After the death of Josiah, the people of Judah crowned his son Jehoahaz their new king.
2 He was 23 years old at the time, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem.
3 King Neco of Egypt captured Jehoahaz and forced Judah to pay 3.4 tons of silver and 34 kilograms of gold as taxes.
4 Then Neco appointed Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king of Judah and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He led Jehoahaz away to Egypt as his prisoner.