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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 36:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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36:1-4 Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum (see Jer 22:11), was not Josiah’s oldest son (1 Chr 3:15), and the reason he was chosen as king is not explained. Pharaoh Neco immediately intervened and established Jehoahaz’s older brother Eliakim in his place and renamed him Jehoiakim.
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