2 Chronicles 36:1 meaning and explanation
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
2 Chronicles 36:1, Berean Standard Bible
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After King Josiah died in battle at Megiddo, the people of the land, meaning the leading citizens of Judah rather than a foreign power, placed his son Jehoahaz on the throne in Jerusalem. The verse opens the final chapter of 2 Chronicles, which traces the rapid collapse of the kingdom through a series of short reigns.
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