2 Kings 23:34

And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Pharaoh-nechoh	פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה Parʻôh Nᵉkôh	H6549	Paroh-Nekoh (or -Neko)
Eliakim	אֶלְיָקִ֣ים 'el.ya.Kim	H471	Eljakim · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ yo.shi.Ya.hu	H2977	Joshijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ vai.yam.leKh	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ yo.shi.Ya.hu	H2977	Joshijah · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֔יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
turned	וַיַּסֵּ֥ב vai.ya.Sev	H5437	to revolve · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמ֖וֹ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים ye.ho.ya.Kim	H3079	Jehojakim · proper noun, a man's name
took	לָקָ֔ח la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז ye.ho.'a.Chaz	H3059	Jehoachaz · proper noun, a man's name
away	לָקַח lâqach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications)
came	וַיָּבֹ֥א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
died	וַיָּ֥מָת vai.Ya.mot	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 19:3-4 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
2 Kings 24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
1 Chronicles 3:15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Jeremiah 22:11-12 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out o…
Daniel 1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Misha…
Genesis 41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went…
Joshua 18:18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
2 Chronicles 36:3-4 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:31–end

Jerusalem saw not a good day after Josiah was laid in his grave, but one trouble came after another, till within twenty-two years it was quite destroyed. Of the reign of two of his sons here is a short account; the former we find here a prisoner and the latter a tributary to the king of Egypt, and both so in the very beginning of their reign. This king of Egypt having slain Josiah, though he had not had any design upon Judah, yet, being provoked by the opposition which Josiah gave him, now, it should seem, he bent all his force against his family and kingdom. If Josiah's sons had trodden in his steps, they would have fared the better for his piety; but, deviating from them, they fared the wo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:29

In his days Pharaoh-nechoh--(See Ch2 35:20-27). Next: 2 Kings Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:34

Turned his name to Jehoiakim - These names are precisely the same in signification: Eliakim is God shall arise; Jehoiakim, Jehovah shall arise; or, the resurrection of God; the resurrection of Jehovah. That is, God's rising again to show his power, justice, etc. The change of the name was to show Nechoh's supremacy, and that Jehoiakim was only his vassal or viceroy. Proofs of this mode of changing the name, when a person of greater power put another in office under himself, may be seen in the case of Mattaniah, changed into Zedekiah; Daniel, Mishael, Hananiah, and Azariah, into Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; and Joseph into Zaphnath-paaneah. See Dan 1:6, Dan 1:7; Gen 41:45.

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:34

And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father,.... Not in the room of Jehoahaz; for he did not allow him to be a king, and to have any lawful right to the throne; but, deposing him, set up his elder brother: and turned his name to Jehoiakim; to show his subjection to him, and that he held his government by him: and took Jehoahaz away: with him, from Jerusalem, when he departed thence: and he came to Egypt, and died there: and never returned to Jerusalem, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 22:11.

Dictionary and topics

Eliakim — Whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13). (3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent…
Esdraelon — The Greek form of the Hebrew “Jezreel,” the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., “the meadow of the son of Amer”) which stretches across Central Palestine from the…
Jehoahaz — Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr. 21:17; 22:1, 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of…
Jehoiakim — He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B.C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q.v.). On the death of his…
Josiah — Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Riblah — Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. Here…
Egypt · The armies of: Deposed Jehoahaz and made Judea tributary — The armies of: Deposed Jehoahaz and made Judea tributary
Egyptians · .Un — .Un
Eliakim · 3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of — 3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of
Jehoahaz

2 Kings 23:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:29

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:34

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:34

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 23:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:29

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:34

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:34

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:34-35

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 23:34

Rashi on 2 Kings 23:30