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2 Kings 23:35

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 23:35

Verse 35 of 37

Scripture focus

And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give [it] unto Pharaohnechoh.

2 Kings 23:35 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:35

Theological / Devotional

Gave the silver. See v. 33.

Of every one. The money exacted by Pharaoh came not from the king but from the people. When Assyria exacted 1,000 talents of silver from Menahem, the sum was secured by a levy on all the men of wealth (ch. 15:19, 20). In this instance, however, there appears to have been a general tax on everyone, poor and rich.

By SdaBc