2 Kings 23:34-35

23:34 Pharaoh Necho made Josiah’s son Eliakim king in Josiah’s place, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he died. ¹  23:35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh the required amount of silver and gold, but to meet Pharaoh’s demands Jehoiakim had to tax the land. He collected an assessed amount from each man among the people of the land in order to pay Pharaoh Necho. ² 

2 Kings 23:1

The King Institutes Religious Reform

23:1 The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem. ³ 

2 Kings 3:15

3:15 But now, get me a musician.” ⁴  When the musician played, the Lord energized him, ⁵ 

[23:34]  ¹ tn Heb “and he took Jehoahaz, and he came to Egypt and he died there.”

[23:35]  ² tn Heb “And the silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the silver at the command of Pharaoh, [from] each according to his tax he collected the silver and the gold, from the people of the land, to give to Pharaoh Necho.”

[23:1]  ³ tn Heb “and the king sent and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.”

[3:15]  ⁴ tn The term used refers to one who plays a stringed instrument, perhaps a harp.

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “the hand of the Lord came on him.” This may refer to what typically happened, “[for] when a musician played, the hand of the Lord would come upon him.”