2 Kings 23:30-32

23:30 His servants transported his dead body ¹  from Megiddo in a chariot and brought it to Jerusalem, where they buried him in his tomb. The people of the land took Josiah’s son Jehoahaz, poured olive oil on his head, ²  and made him king in his father’s place.

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Judah

23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. ³  His mother ⁴  was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 23:32 He did evil in the sight of ⁵  the Lord as his ancestors had done. ⁶ 

[23:30]  ¹ tn Heb “him, dead.”

[23:30]  ² tn Or “anointed him.”

[23:31]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[23:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[23:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to all which his fathers had done.”