Study it in the app“Pharaoh Neco bound him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.”
PharaohפַרְעֹהNecoנְכֹהbound himוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּat Riblahבְרִבְלָהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Hamath,חֲמָתso that he would not reignמִמְּלֹךְin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםand he imposedוַיִּתֶּןa fineעֹנֶשׁon the landעַל הָאָרֶץof a hundredמֵאָהtalentsכִכַּרof silverכֶּסֶףand a talentוְכִכַּרof gold.זָהָב
Pharaoh Neco
Pharaoh Neco. A king of Egypt who killed Josiah at Megiddo, removed Jehoahaz from the throne and set up Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:29-35). He was later defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish (Jeremiah 46:2).
Where else “faro” appearsbind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “yaasre” appearsRiblah
Riblah, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; also a city in Syria. The name means "fertile."
Where else “rivla” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsHamath
Hamath, a city and region of Syria, north of the promised land. "The entrance of Hamath" marks the northern border.
Where else “chamat” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “meloch” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appearsfine
Fine: a payment imposed as a penalty (Proverbs 19:19). In 2 Kings 23:33 it is the tribute in silver and gold that Pharaoh Neco imposed on the land of Judah.
Where else “onesh” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appearstalent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “chikar” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The reign of Jehoahaz
2 Kings 23:31-35
31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done. 33Pharaoh Neco bound him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34Pharaoh Neco made king Eliakim son of Josiah in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away, and he came to Egypt and died there. 35The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; but he assessed the land to give the silver according to the order of Pharaoh; from each according to his assessment he exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
1The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. 2Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3The king of Egypt removed him in Jerusalem, and imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4The king of Egypt made king over Judah and Jerusalem Eliakim his brother, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz his brother Neco took and brought him to Egypt.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
32He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done.
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34Pharaoh Neco made king Eliakim son of Josiah in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
