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II Kings 23:35

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So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 35

We have here, I. The happy continuance of the goodness of Josiah's reign, and the progress of the reformation he began, reading the law (Kg2 23:1, Kg2 23:2), renewing the covenant (Kg2 23:3), cleansing the temple (Kg2 23:4), and rooting out idols and idolatry, with all the relics thereof, in all places, as far as his power reached (v. 5-20), keeping a solemn passover (Kg2 23:21-23), and clearing the country of witches (Kg2 23:24); and in all this acting with extraordinary vigour (Kg2 23:25). II. The unhappy conclusion of it in his untimely death, as a token of the continuance of God's wrath against Jerusalem (Kg2 23:26-30). III. The more unhappy consequences of his death, in the bad reigns of his two sons Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, that came after him (Kg2 23:31-37).

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Strong's Concordancev. 35

יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym, H3079) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) כֶּסֶף (keçeph, H3701) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky פַּרְעֹה (Parʻôh, H6547) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings עָרַךְ (ʻârak, H6186) — to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) פֶּה (peh, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);… נָגַשׂ (nâgas, H5065) — to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass,… עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek, H6187) — a pile, equipment, estimate פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה (Parʻôh Nᵉkôh, H6549) — Paroh-Nekoh (or -Neko), an Egyptian king

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II Kings 23:33rank 3

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.

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