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2 Kings 23:30-32
New English Translation
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]
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- 2 Kings 23:30 tn Heb “him, dead.”
- 2 Kings 23:30 tn Or “anointed him.”
- 2 Kings 23:31 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Kings 23:32 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- 2 Kings 23:32 tn Heb “according to all that his fathers had done.”
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