1 The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Joahaz and anointed him king in Jerusalem.
2 Joahaz was 23 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months.
3 King Neco of Egypt took him prisoner and made Judah pay 3.4 tonnes of silver and 34 kilogrammes of gold as tribute.
4 Neco made Joahaz' brother Eliakim king of Judah and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Joahaz was taken to Egypt by Neco.
5 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. He sinned against the Lord his God.
6 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in chains.
7 Nebuchadnezzar carried off some of the treasures of the Temple and put them in his palace in Babylon.