34 The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Joahaz and made him king. Joahaz was 23 years old,
35 and he ruled over Judah and Jerusalem for three months. Then the king of Egypt deposed him
36 and made the nation pay 3.4 tonnes of silver and 34 kilogrammes of gold as tribute.
37 The king of Egypt appointed Joahaz's brother Jehoiakim king of Judah and Jerusalem.
38 Jehoiakim put the leading men of the nation in prison, then had his brother Zarius arrested and brought back from Egypt.
39 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king of Judah and Jerusalem. He sinned against the Lord.
40 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in bronze chains.