And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
- BSB The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
- NKJV The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
- NASB The sons of Josiah were Johanan, the firstborn, the second was Jehoiakim, the third, Zedekiah, and the fourth, Shallum.
- NLT The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (the fourth).
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Quick answer
Josiah's sons were Johanan, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Shallum. It lists Josiah's sons, several of whom became kings.
Overview
Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, along with Shallum (Jehoahaz), reigned during Judah's final years before the Babylonian exile (2 Kings 23-25). The Chronicler records the royal sons as the kingdom approaches collapse. Even as the throne falls, the genealogy continues, preserving the line through which God's covenant promise would be kept.
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- 2 Kgs 23:34And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
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