2 Chronicles 36:5 meaning and explanation
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 36:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler gives a brief verdict on Jehoiakim, whom Egypt's Pharaoh Neco had placed on Judah's throne after taking his brother Jehoahaz captive. He was twenty-five when he began to reign and ruled eleven years in Jerusalem, a reign the writer sums up as evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
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