Bible study online

2 Kings 23:36

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 Kings 23:36

Verse 36 of 37

Scripture focus

Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

2 Kings 23:36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:36

Theological / Devotional

Twenty and five years. Since Jehoahaz was only 23 years old at this time (v. 31), Jehoiakim was the older. Josiah was 8 years old when he came to the throne and reigned 31 years (ch. 22:1). Thus he was 39 at the time of his death, when Jehoiakim was 25. Josiah was thus only about 14 or 15 years of age when Jehoiakim was born. Hebrew kings married at an early age, following the custom of Oriental lands then and now.

By SdaBc