1 The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Joahaz and anointed him king in Jerusalem.
2 Joahaz was twenty-three 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 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds 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 twenty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. He sinned against the Lord his God.