2-Chronicles - 36:3



3 The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Chronicles 36:3.

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And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
And the king of Egypt came to Jerusalem, and deposed him, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and imposed a fine upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and amerced the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
and turn him aside doth the king of Egypt in Jerusalem, and fineth the land a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold;
Then the king of Egypt took the kingdom from him in Jerusalem, and put on the land a tax of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Then the king of Egypt, when he had arrived in Jerusalem, removed him, and condemned the land to one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

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The king of Egypt put him down - He now considered Judah to be conquered, and tributary to him and because the people had set up Jehoahaz without his consent, he dethroned him, and put his brother in his place, perhaps for no other reason but to show his supremacy. For other particulars, see the notes on 2-Kings 23:31-35 (note).

And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an (b) hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
(b) To pay this as a yearly tribute.

an hundred talents of silver--£3418 15s.
and a talent of gold--£5475; total amount of tribute, £8893 15s.

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