1. The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Joahaz and anointed him king in Jerusalem.
2. Joahaz was 23 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months.
3. King Neco of Egypt took him prisoner and made Judah pay 3.4 tonnes of silver and 34 kilogrammes of gold as tribute.
4. Neco made Joahaz' brother Eliakim king of Judah and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Joahaz was taken to Egypt by Neco.
5. Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. He sinned against the Lord his God.
6. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in chains.