1After the death of Josiah, the people of Judah crowned his son Jehoahaz their new king.
2He was 23 years old at the time, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem.
3King Neco of Egypt captured Jehoahaz and forced Judah to pay 3.4 tons of silver and 34 kilograms of gold as taxes.
4 old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months and 10 days from Jerusalem. Jehoiachin also disobeyed the Lord by doing evil.
10 These things happened just as Jeremiah the Lord's prophet had said.Cyrus Lets the Jews Return Home(Ezra 1.1-4)
22In the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord had Cyrus send a message to all parts of his kingdom. This happened just as Jeremiah the Lord's prophet had promised.
23Is 44.28. The message said:
I am King Cyrus of Persia.
The Lord God of heaven has made me the ruler of every nation on earth. He has also chosen me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. The Lord God will watch over any of his people who want to go back to Judah.
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