2 Kings 23:30-32

New English Translation

³⁰ His servants transported his dead body^[a] 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,^[b] and made him king in his father’s place.

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Judah

³¹ Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother^[c] was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. ³² He did evil in the sight of^[d] the Lord as his ancestors had done.^[e]