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His mother&#8217s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. <a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother&#8217s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for [only] three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king and reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother&#8217s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. <a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem only 3 months. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he was king for 3 months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from the city of Libnah. <a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. He reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother?s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jehoahaz [is] a son of twenty-three years in his reigning, and he has reigned three months in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A son of twenty and three years is Jehoahaz in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, <a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The son of twenty and three years was Jehoahaz in his reigning; and three months he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Yahuakhaz was a son of twenty three years when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Khamatul, the daughter of Jeremiah, from Lebna.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. <a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Twenty and three years old was Joachaz when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah</a> 31<a href="/hebrew/3059.htm" title="3059: yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has grasped, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and 'achaz; Jehovah-seized; Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites.">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty-three</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: wə·šā·lōš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: bə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">when he became king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lō·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥo·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">months.</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">His mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2537.htm" title="2537: ḥă·mū·ṭal (N-proper-fs) -- Or Chamiytal; from cham and tal; father-in-law of dew; Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess.">was Hamutal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">of Jeremiah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3841.htm" title="3841: mil·liḇ·nāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as libneh; Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine.">she was from Libnah.</a> 32And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">2 Chronicles 36:1-2</a> Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. / Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. <a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Jeremiah 22:11-12</a> For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return, / but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.” <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18</a> Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">2 Kings 22:1</a> Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">2 Kings 23:36</a> Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8</a> Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-1.htm">2 Chronicles 34:1</a> Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Jeremiah 1:2-3</a> The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, / and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah 26:1</a> At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD: <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1</a> In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a> and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. <a href="/matthew/1-10.htm">Matthew 1:10</a> Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, <a href="/matthew/1-12.htm">Matthew 1:12</a> After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45-47</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.Jehoahaz.<a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">1 Chronicles 3:15</a> And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.<a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Jeremiah 22:11</a> For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:Shallum.<a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18</a> Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Hamutal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Hamu'tal</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Months</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Twenty-Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Hamutal</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Hamu'tal</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Months</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-22.htm">Twenty-Three</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a> 31. <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a> 33. <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum, was the son of King Josiah, one of Judah's most righteous kings. At twenty-three, Jehoahaz was relatively young to ascend the throne, especially following a king like Josiah who had initiated significant religious reforms. His age suggests a lack of experience, which may have contributed to his short reign. The choice of Jehoahaz over his older brother Eliakim (later Jehoiakim) might indicate a preference by the people or a political maneuver, as Jehoahaz was chosen by the people of the land (<a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">2 Kings 23:30</a>).and he reigned in Jerusalem three months Jehoahaz's reign was notably brief, lasting only three months. This short duration highlights the political instability in Judah at the time, as the kingdom was caught between the powerful empires of Egypt and Babylon. His reign ended when Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt deposed him, taking him captive to Egypt (<a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">2 Kings 23:33-34</a>). This event underscores the geopolitical pressures on Judah, as Egypt sought to exert control over the region following the death of Josiah at Megiddo.His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah Hamutal, Jehoahaz's mother, was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, not to be confused with the prophet Jeremiah. Her mention indicates the importance of maternal lineage in the royal records, which could influence a king's legitimacy and political alliances. The inclusion of her name suggests her possible influence in the royal court or her family's significance in Judah.she was from Libnah Libnah was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah, known for its historical significance and involvement in various biblical events. It was one of the Levitical cities (<a href="/joshua/21-13.htm">Joshua 21:13</a>) and had previously revolted against King Jehoram of Judah (<a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">2 Kings 8:22</a>). The mention of Libnah may indicate the town's continued importance or the strategic alliances formed through marriage. This geographical detail provides insight into the regional dynamics and the interconnectedness of Judah's political landscape.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehoahaz.htm">Jehoahaz</a> The son of King Josiah, Jehoahaz became king of Judah at the age of twenty-three. His reign was notably short, lasting only three months. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hamutal.htm">Hamutal</a> The mother of Jehoahaz, identified as the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. Her lineage is significant in understanding the royal family dynamics. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, where Jehoahaz reigned as king. It holds historical and spiritual significance as the center of Jewish worship and governance. 4. <a href="/topical/l/libnah.htm">Libnah</a> A town in the Kingdom of Judah, associated with Hamutal, Jehoahaz's mother. It provides geographical context to the account. 5. <a href="/topical/r/reign_of_jehoahaz.htm">Reign of Jehoahaz</a> A brief period marked by political instability and transition, following the death of his father, King Josiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_power.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Power</a> Jehoahaz's short reign reminds us of the transient nature of earthly power and the importance of seeking eternal values. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_family_and_heritage.htm">The Influence of Family and Heritage</a> The mention of Hamutal and her lineage underscores the impact of family background on leadership and character. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership_choices.htm">The Consequences of Leadership Choices</a> Jehoahaz's reign, though brief, had significant consequences for Judah, illustrating the importance of wise and godly leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_providence.htm">The Role of Divine Providence</a> Despite human plans and actions, God's sovereign will ultimately prevails, as seen in the rapid changes in Judah's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_adam_and_eve_in_eden.htm">Who was King Jehoahaz in biblical history?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_19's_metaphor_misrepresent_history.htm">Could the metaphorical language in Ezekiel 19 reflect scientific or historical inaccuracies about the fate of these “lion cubs”?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_necho's_rule_align_with_egypt.htm">How can the historical timeline of Pharaoh Necho taking control of Judah (2 Chronicles 36:2-4) align with secular Egyptian records? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_shallum_never_returned.htm">In Jeremiah 22:10–12, is there any historical record confirming the fate of Shallum (Jehoahaz) and corroborating he never returned, as the text claims? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 31-33. - SHORT REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ. Pharaoh-Nechoh, having defeated Josiah, left Jerusalem and Judaea behind him, while he pressed forward on his original enterprise (see ver. 29) into Northern Syria and the district about Carehemish, or the tract north-east of Aleppo. It was three months before he had completed his conquests in these quarters, and, having arranged matters to his satisfaction, set out on his return to Egypt. During these three months Jehoahaz bore rule at Jerusalem (ver. 31), and "did evil in the sight of the Lord" (ver. 32). Ezekiel compares him to "a young lion," which "learned to catch the prey, and devoured men" (Ezekiel 19:3). It may be suspected that he re-established the idolatries which Josiah had put down; but this is uncertain. Pharaoh-Nechoh, on his return from Carehemish, learning what the Jews had done, sent envoys to Jerusalem, and summoned Jehoahaz to his presence at Riblah, in the territory of Hamath (ver. 33; comp. Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' 10:5. § 2). Je-hoahaz obeyed the summons; and Nechoh, having obtained possession of his person, "put him in bands," and carried him off to Egypt, where he died (ver. 34; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Jeremiah 22:10-12</a>; Josephus, l.s.c.) Verse 31. - Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign. He was, therefore, younger than his brother Eliakim, who, three months later, was "twenty-five years old" (ver. 36). His original name seems to have been "Shallum," as above noticed (see the comment on ver. 30). Probably he changed it to "Jehoahaz" ("Possession of Jehovah") on his accession. And he reigned three months in Jerusalem - three months and tern days, according to Josephus - and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. The father of Hamutal was not, therefore, Jeremiah the prophet, who was a native of Anathoth (see <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Jehoahaz יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז (yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3059.htm">Strong's 3059: </a> Jehoahaz -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites was twenty-three עֶשְׂרִ֨ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth years old בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when he became king, בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ (bə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel and he reigned מָלַ֖ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel three וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (ū·šə·lō·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice months. חֳדָשִׁ֔ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month His mother’s אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) name וְשֵׁ֣ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name was Hamutal חֲמוּטַ֥ל (ḥă·mū·ṭal) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2537.htm">Strong's 2537: </a> Hamutal -- perhaps 'my husband's father is the dew', mother of two kings of Judah daughter בַּֽת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Jeremiah; יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites she was from Libnah. מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ (mil·liḇ·nāh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3841.htm">Strong's 3841: </a> Libnah -- a city in soutwest Judah, also a place in the wilderness <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>