Bible study online

2 Chronicles 36:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

2 Chronicles 36:1

Verse 1 of 23

Scripture focus

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 36:1

Theological / Devotional

Jehoahaz. Also called Shallum (Jer. 22:11). He was not the eldest son of Josiah (see 2 Chron. 36:2, 5; see on 1 Chron. 3:15). Thus he would not normally have succeeded his father on the throne. The people must have had some reason for preferring Jehoahaz to Jehoiakim, and the reason may be that Jehoiakim belonged to a pro-Egyptian group.

By SdaBc