2 Chronicles 36:3 meaning and explanation

And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

2 Chronicles 36:3, Berean Standard Bible

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The Chronicler is narrating the last years of the kingdom of Judah. Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, had been placed on the throne by the people of the land, but he reigned only three months before Pharaoh Neco of Egypt removed him in Jerusalem and imposed a heavy tribute on the land.

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