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And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megid '
do ,
and brought him to Jerusalem ,
and buried him in his own tomb .
And the people of the land took Jeho '
ahaz the son of Josi '
ah ,
and anointed him ,
and made him king in his father '
s stead .
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Jeho '
ahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign ,
and he reigned three months in Jerusalem .
His mother '
s name was Hamu '
tal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah .
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And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ,
according to all that his fathers had done .
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And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath ,
that he might not reign in Jerusalem ,
and laid upon the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold .
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And Pharaoh Neco made Eli '
akim the son of Josi '
ah king in the place of Josi '
ah his father ,
and changed his name to Jehoi '
akim .
But he took Jeho '
ahaz away ;
and he came to Egypt ,
and died there .
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And Jehoi '
akim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh ,
but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh .
He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land ,
from every one according to his assessment ,
to give it to Pharaoh Neco .
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Jehoi '
akim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign ,
and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem .
His mother '
s name was Zebi '
dah the daughter of Pedai '
ah of Rumah .
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And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ,
according to all that his fathers had done .