1. The people of Judah chose Jehoahaz to be the new king in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was Josiah’s son.
2. He was 23 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months.
3. Then King Neco from Egypt made Jehoahaz a prisoner. Neco made the people of Judah pay 3 3/4 tons of silver and 75 pounds of gold for a fine.
4. Neco chose Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim to be the new king of Judah and Jerusalem. Neco gave Eliakim a new name. He named him Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt.