Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute.
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- WEB Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- KJV And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- BSB And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- NKJV Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- NASB And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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Pharaoh Necoh imprisons Jehoahaz and imposes heavy tribute on Judah. Judah becomes a vassal subject to Egypt's power.
Overview
Necoh removes Jehoahaz and burdens the land with tribute of silver and gold, demonstrating Judah's loss of sovereignty. The nation that once trusted in the Lord now bows to foreign domination, a fruit of its unfaithfulness. The bondage foreshadows the greater captivity of Babylon soon to come.
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- 1 Kgs 8:65So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
- 2 Kgs 25:6Then they captured the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.
- Jer 52:9–10Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
- Jer 52:26–27Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
- Jer 39:5–6But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
- Prov 19:19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
- Exod 21:22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
- Num 13:21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- 2 Kgs 23:29In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
- 2 Kgs 18:14Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Return from me. That which you put on me, I will bear.” The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
- Num 34:11The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
- Ezek 19:3–4She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
- 2 Chr 36:3–4The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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