2 Kings 23:36

36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah

2 Kings 23:36 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 23:36

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to
reign
And therefore must be two years older than his brother Jehoahaz, who was deposed:

and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and therefore must die at the
age of thirty and six:

and his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah;
which Josephus ^F12 calls Abuma; but he speaks of a village in Galilee called Ruma ^F13; but whether the same with this is not certain.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 5. sect. 2.
F13 De Bello Jud l. 3. c. 6. sect. 21.

2 Kings 23:36 In-Context

34 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.

35 Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to meet Pharaoh's demand for money. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, from all according to their assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah

37 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as all his ancestors had done.