2 Kings 23:36

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים ye.ho.ya.Kim	H3079	Jehojakim · proper noun, a man's name
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
five	וְחָמֵ֤שׁ ve.cha.Mesh	H2568	five · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָ֨ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
reign	בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ be.ma.le.Kho	H4427	to reign · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
eleven	וְאַחַ֤ת ve.'a.Chat	H259	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
years	שָׁנָ֔ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Zebudah	זְבוּדָּ֥ה ze.vi.dah	H2080	Zebidah · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַת vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Pedaiah	פְּדָיָ֖ה pe.da.Yah	H6305	Pedajah · proper noun, a man's name
Rumah	רוּמָֽה ru.Mah	H7316	Rumah · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in…
1 Chronicles 3:15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Jeremiah 1:3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king…
Jeremiah 26:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

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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 23:35

Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold - Nechoh had placed him there as viceroy, simply to raise and collect his taxes. Every one according to his taxation - That is, each was assessed in proportion to his property: that was the principle avowed: but there is reason to fear that this bad king was not governed by it.

John Gill on 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 (l) calls Abuma; but he speaks of a village in Galilee called Ruma (m); but whether the same with this is not certain. (l) Antiqu. l. 10. c. 5. sect. 2.((m) De Bello Jud l. 3. c. 6. sect. 21.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:36–end

Reign of Jehoiakim (cf. Ch2 36:5-8). - Jehoiakim reigned eleven years in the spirit of his ungodly forefathers (compare Kg2 23:37 with Kg2 23:32). Jeremiah represents him (Kg2 22:13.) as a bad prince, who enriched himself by the unjust oppression of his people, "whose eyes and heart were directed upon nothing but upon gain, and upon innocent blood to shed it, and upon oppression and violence to do them" (compare Kg2 24:4 and Jer 26:22-23). Josephus therefore describes him as τὴν φύσιν ἄδικος καὶ κακοῦργος, καὶ μήτε πρὸς Θεὸν ὅσιος, μήτε πρὸς ἀνθρώπους ἐπιεικής (Ant. x. 5, 2). The town of Rumah, from which his mother sprang, is not mentioned anywhere else, but it has been su…

Dictionary and topics

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…
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…
Pedaiah — Redemption of the Lord. (1.) The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36). (2.) The father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:17-19). (3.). The father of Joel,…
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…
Rumah — Elevation, probably the same as Arumah (Judg. 9:41; 2 Kings 23:36), near Shechem. Others identify it with Tell Rumeh, in Galilee, about 6 miles north of Nazareth.
Zebudah — Given, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).
Jehoiakim · Wicked reign and final overthrow of — Wicked reign and final overthrow of
Pedaiah · 1. Grandfather of King Josiah — 1. Grandfather of King Josiah
Rumah · The home of Jehoiakim’ s mother — The home of Jehoiakim’ s mother
Zebudah · Wife of Josiah, king of — Wife of Josiah, king of

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2 Kings 23:36

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 23:35

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:36

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:36–end

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2 Kings 23:36

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 23:35

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:36

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:36–end

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 23:36

Rashi on 2 Kings 23:35