Commentary on 2 Chronicles 36:1-21 (Read 2 Chronicles 36:1-21) The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. “The exiles came ‘to Babylon’ where ‘they became servants’; and yet, after an initial period of discouragement (Psalm 137) and oppressive service (cf. This was the necessary and helpful encouragement to the first readers of Chronicles, letting them see their connection with God’s broader plan of the ages. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 2. A short but sad account of the utter ruin of Judah and Jerusalem within a few years after Josiah's death. 3 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. This lowered the level of the river so his troops marched through the water and under the river-gates. If he had but been true to his covenant with the king of Babylon, that would have prevented his ruin; but he, 2. He did evil in the sight of the LORD: His evil was especially shown in that he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet. And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel. Now there is no remedy, a chilling phrase meaning literally ‘no healing’. But at no point did he sincerely submit to the requirements of the Lord that Jeremiah transmitted to him.” (Payne). Though God contend long, he will not contend always. (Ezra 1:1-4 and Ezra 5:13-17). 1 Chronicles 3:19 ff; 1 Chronicles 9:1-2 and 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 make it clear that the two books were only written or completed after the Babylonian captivity. (1-2) The limited good of the reign of Amaziah. The righteous judgment of God would soon be seen against Judah. And the rest of the matters of Jehoiakim, and his abominations that he hath done, and that which is found against him, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, and reign doth Jehoiachin his son in his stead. Cyrus of course is thinking only of the house in Jerusalem, but in the Chronicler’s thought this phrase is inevitably connected with both houses of the Davidic covenant, the dynasty as well as the temple.” (Selman). “Three complaints are made in particular, that they were unfaithful, defiled the temple, and laughed at the prophets. 3. The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia: God gave the Persian king a sense of urgency about this, and the relief from exile was granted the very first year of his reign as the LORD stirred up his spirit. H894. Because he was the, (2.) Online English Bible provide online word index search. CHAPTER 36. 5. Thus should every year begin with a reformation of what is amiss, and the purging away of all the defilements contracted the foregoing year. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Zedekiah arrested Jeremiah and imprisoned him for this, but the prophet steadfastly stayed faithful to the message God gave him. They had served Baal with its fruits; (2.) You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. 1. 2 Chronicles 29 – Hezekiah and the Cleansing of the Temple A. 7 “‘To build him a house’ is a deliberate echo of the central promise of the Davidic covenant (cf. c. Until the rule of the kingdom of Persia: The Persians (together with the Medes) conquered the Babylonians in 539 b.c. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. 8 It implies the cancellation of God’s promise to heal his land and that therefore even prayer will be utterly useless.” (Selman). c. Then they burned the house of God: This was the end of Solomon’s great temple. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Introduction. © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD. Who is among you of all His people? 5 Get a detailed summary of Chapter 30 in 2 Chronicles. 1 Now () Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and () the Lord his God was with him and () exalted him exceedingly. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king. He chose this uncle of Jehoiachin, who was also a brother to Jehoiakim. All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me: This remarkable recognition of God’s hand upon his life may be connected with the remarkable prophecies regarding Cyrus in Isaiah 44:28-45:4. c. He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem: The command of Cyrus not only allowed the return of the exiled people, but also a rebuilding of the destroyed temple. 2 Chronicles 36 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. You can check these in your browser security settings. They look back to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and show how that was accomplished. English phonetic writing keypad for English search. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. We have here an account of the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the city of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. And Nebuchadnezzar took away some of the vessels of the Lord's house, and put them in the house of his god in Babylon. I. 8 7 “The Talmud declares that when the Babylonians entered the temple, they held a two-day feast there to desecrate it; then, on the third day, they set fire to the building. Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of Yahweh to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 1 Chronicles 3:19 ff; 1 Chronicles 9:1-2 and 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 make it clear that the two books were only written or completed after the Babylonian captivity. “Thus the temple was destroyed in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the nineteenth of Nebuchadnezzar, the first of the XLVIIIth Olympiad, in the one hundred and sixtieth current year of the era of Nabonassar, four hundred and twenty-four years three months and eight days from the time in which Solomon laid its foundation stone.” (Clarke). Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. God's tender compassion towards them in sending prophets to them. And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles end with this wonderful and remarkable encouragement to return and rebuild Jerusalem. Therefore, he rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him with chains of brass to carry him to Babylon. b. 2 Chronicles 36:1-4.JEHOAHAZ, SUCCEEDING, IS DEPOSED BY PHARAOH. 36. The history of it in the unhappy reigns of Jehoahaz for three months (, 2. d. Broke down the wall of Jerusalem: The walls of Jerusalem – the physical security of the city – were now destroyed. Nebuchadnezzar returns to completely destroy and depopulate Jerusalem in the summer of 586 b.c. Those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon: This was the third major wave of captivity, taking the remaining people all except for the poor of the land (2 Kings 25:12). Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) / 2 Chronicles / 2 Chronicles 36; Share Tweet. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God. d. Who is among you of all His people? b. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. (1) The work against idolatry. Jehoiakim was Twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God. 5 2 Chronicles 35 – Josiah’s Passover A. Josiah’s great Passover. (Leviticus 26:34-35). Where they become servants to him and his sons: One fulfillment of this was the taking of Daniel and his companions into captivity. Multitudes were put to the sword, even. i. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. “The over-all impression is of unrelieved destruction. 2 Chronicles 10-20. i. God’s promises continue through the exile, on through his own generation and into the future.” (Selman), ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 2 Chronicles 29:17. They are there the introduction to a pleasant story; here they are the conclusion of a very melancholy one; and so we learn from them that, though God's church be cast down, it is not cast off, though his people be corrected, they are not abandoned, though thrown into the furnace, yet not lost there, nor left there any longer than till the dross be separated. Now Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the LORD. ii. 1. If he had but made God his friend, that would have prevented the ruin. 1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. “Thus, ends the history of a people the most fickle, the most ungrateful, and perhaps on the whole the most sinful, that ever existed on the face of the earth. a. “Zedekiah first disregarded Jeremiah’s messages (Jeremiah 34:1-10); he came in time to direct his inquiries to this same prophet (Jeremiah 21); and he finally pled with him for help (Jeremiah 37). Read verse in New International Version Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem.His mother’s name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. dates at top of timeline are approximate. These last two verses of this book have a double aspect. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. This free Bible study guide will help you understand what you're reading. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy. The Talmud adds that the fire burned throughout that day and the next.” (Dilday), ii. May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up! 2. Nothing was spared and all was destroyed. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. H430, 6 i. Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the LORD which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. This was promised to a disobedience Israel hundreds of years before: Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies’ land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths. Legend: B.C. The LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them: God, great in mercy to His people, sent many warnings but these warnings were rejected. It would stay a ruin for many years, until it was humbly rebuilt by the returning exiles in the days of Ezra. God opened the gates of the city of Babylon for Cyrus, and put it in writing 200 years before it happened. H894, 7 3 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. ii. And of the vessels of the house of Jehovah hath Nebuchadnezzar brought in to Babylon, and putteth them in his temple in Babylon. Solomon Requests Wisdom (). All the remaining vessels of the temple, great and small, and all the treasures, sacred and secular, the treasures of God's house and of the king and his princes, were seized, and brought to Babylon, 3. “This king (597-587 b.c.) especially the famous ‘Cyrus Cylinder’).” (Payne). Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Jehoiakim, H3079 and his abominations H8441 which he did, H6213 and that which was found H4672 in him, behold, they are written H3789 in the book H5612 of the kings H4428 of Israel H3478 and Judah: H3063 and Jehoiachin H3078 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead. Abraham, God's friend, was called out of that country, from Ur of the Chaldees, when God took him into covenant and communion with himself; and now his degenerate seed were carried into that country again, to signify that they had forfeited all that kindness wherewith they had been regarded for the father's sake, and the benefit of that covenant into which he was called; all was now undone again. He is here said to be eight years old, but in. 2 Chronicles 1 – Solomon Seeks God A. Solomon meets God at Gibeon. King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG), Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Here we have. The dawning of the day of their deliverance in Cyrus's proclamation (. “Cyrus’s policy of cooperating with local religions and of encouraging the return of exiles has received explicit archaeological confirmation from the inscriptions of the king himself (cf. 7 But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 2 Chronicles 29, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a … Online search the nature of the Bible words. (1.) “Of the prominent men of Jerusalem, only Jeremiah and Gedaliah were left behind (2 Kings 25:22; cf. There was no people like this people, and no God like their God.” (Clarke), ii. The remainder of the people that escaped the sword were carried captives to Babylon (. 8 i. i. The temple was burnt, the walls of Jerusalem were demolished, the houses (called here the, 4. All three are frequent themes throughout Chronicles, and it is as if the entire message of Chronicles were being summed up.” (Selman), ii. Note that 931BC marks the division of the Kingdom into Southern Tribes (Judah and Benjamin) and Ten Northern Tribes. previous next. 8 English Bible online provide search provision for all bible words in English Language itself. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The Israel of God shall be fetched out of Babylon in due time, and even the dry bones made to live. 5 1. 2 Chronicles 20:36 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish 6 Sadly, only a small percentage decided to return from exile; but those who did needed the encouragement to know they were making a valuable contribution to God’s work. Their base and disingenuous carriage towards God (, II. The history of these reigns was more largely recorded in the last three chapters of the second of Kings. 21 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. The cleansing of the temple. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. i. They still would not have been able to enter had not the bronze gates of the inner walls been left inexplicably unlocked. 1 Chronicles 17:11-12; 22:10; 28:6; 2 Chronicles 6:9-10). 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4; 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms; 2 Chronicles 36:7 Or palace How did God yearn over that sinful and rebellious city! Words in boxes are from the Bible. He gave them all into his hand… all the articles from the house of God… all its palaces… all its precious possession: The emphasis is on the complete nature of the destruction the Babylonians brought to Jerusalem and its people. A son of twenty and five years `is' Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah his God; 6 a. i. 2 Chronicles 36 . “Unlike the Book of Kings, with its central message of stern moral judgments, Chronicles exists essentially as a book of hope, grounded on the grace of our sovereign Lord… [Chronicles shows that] History is a process, not of disintegration, but of sifting, of selection, and of development.” (Payne), iii. 2 Chronicles 36 is the thirty-sixth (and the final) chapter of the Second Book of Chronicles the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or of the second part of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. 2 Chronicles 20:2 One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate Aram; 2 Chronicles 20:21 Or him with the splendor of; 2 Chronicles 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses; 2 Chronicles 20:26 Berakah means praise. a. It may be long first; but the vision is for an appointed time, and at the end it shall speak and not lie; therefore, though it tarry, wait for it. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. The name Zedekiah means, The Lord is Righteous. 2 Chronicles 6 New International Version (NIV). Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and the disgusting things he did, and all there is to be said against him, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place. Zedekiah, the king in whose days it came, brought it upon himself by his own folly; for he conducted himself very ill both towards God and towards the king of Babylon. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up against him, and took him away in chains to Babylon. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God. 6 inherited a much reduced Judah, for the Negeb was lost (Jeremiah 13:18-19) and the land weakened by the loss of its experienced personnel. 2 Chronicles 36. 1. They mocked… despised… scoffed: This tragic triple rejection of God’s message and messengers sealed the doom of Judah. The LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them: God, great in mercy to His people, sent many warnings but these warnings were rejected. “Men’s sins put thunderbolts into God’s hands.” (Trapp), iv. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 35 Chapter 36. The priests and people went after. 2 Chronicles 36:22 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah—the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, on StudyLight.org 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. Jeremiah spoke of the 70 years of exile in two places: Jeremiah 25:11-13 and Jeremiah 29:10. This was exactly what God predicted in Isaiah 44:28-45:7 and Jeremiah 51:57-58. 8 36 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. Jehoiachin, or Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, attempted to reign in his stead, and reigned long enough to show his evil inclination; but, after three months and ten days, the king of Babylon sent and fetched him away captive, with more of the goodly vessels of the temple. Jerusalem was no longer a place of safety and security. And Nebuchadnezzar carried [part] of the vessels of the house of Jehovah to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. David Guzik commentary on 2 Chronicles 10 describes the reign of Rehoboam, and how Jeroboam leads a revolt against him, so that Rehoboam has to flee. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. The land lay desolate while they were captives in Babylon. 2 Chronicles 25 – The Reign of Amaziah A. b. As long as it lies desolate it shall rest; for the time it did not rest on your sabbaths when you dwelt in it. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion toward them, and his unwillingness that any should perish. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. ‘All, every’ is used fivefold in verse 17-19, which together with young and old, large and small, and finally (literally), ‘to destruction’ confirms that there was no respite, no escape.” (Selman). ii. ii. And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. c. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar: Jeremiah tells us that there were many false prophets in those days who preached a message of victory and triumph to Zedekiah, and he believed them instead of Jeremiah and other godly prophets like him. They look forward to the history of Ezra, which begins with the repetition of these last two verses. 2 Kings 24:17 tells us that the name of Zedekiah was originally Mattaniah. (1-4) Solomon brings the leaders of Israel to the tabernacle at Gibeon. b. 2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. Daniel was one of the king’s descendants taken into the palace of the king of Babylon (Daniel 1:1-4). 2 Chronicles 36: THEN the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God. Instead of listening to Jeremiah or other messengers of God they instead mocked and disregarded the message. 4 … “Through acts of infidelity toward his imperial master, he unwisely touched off the final revolt that brought down the vengeance of the Babylonians on Judah and Jerusalem; and thus both the state and the city were destroyed.” (Payne). 1. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. b. Jehoiakim was set up by the king of Egypt, an old enemy to their land, gave what king he pleased to the kingdom and what name he pleased to the king! Some remarks upon it-that herein sin was punished, Zedekiah's wickedness (, II. The desolation itself, and some few of the particular so fit, which we had more largely, 1. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. and the Jewish people were only allowed to return to their native lands after the Persians came to power. We have here, I. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. The greatness of Hi… We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. i. i. Cyrus made a decree giving Ezra and the Babylonian captives the right to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple in 538 b.c. 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 (NAS): The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place; 16 but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy. Click on the different category headings to find out more. 6 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; 2 I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever. i. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. The leaders, the priests, and the people also transgressed more and more, pushing both God and Nebuchadnezzar to the limit. Jeremiah 39:11-14). 3 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. i. Jehoiakim H3079 was twenty H6242 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign, H4427 and he reigned H4427 eleven H259 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem: H3389 and he did H6213 that which was evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 his God. 6 His victory over Edom. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3. ii. When David Guzik was a young pastor in Simi Valley, California, he (among many other pastors… For during all the days of the desolation, she kept a Sabbath, until the seventy years were completed. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. “In the end, the exile came not because Israel sinned, but because they spurned God’s offers of reconciliation.” (Selman). Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. (1-2) The general assessment of his reign. Jehoahaz made king on the death of his father Josiah, and reigns only three months, 2 Chronicles 36:1, 2 Chronicles 36:2.He is dethroned by the king of Egypt, and Jehoiakim his brother made king in his stead, who reigns wickedly eleven years, and is dethroned and led captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Chronicles 36:3-8. You can also change some of your preferences. 5 2 Chronicles 31 – Provision for the Priests A. Now they began on the first day of the first month — A happy beginning of the new year! (1.) 2 Chronicles 36:21 CPDV and the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah would be fulfilled, and the land would celebrate her Sabbaths. 2. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. (1-6) Josiah directs the priests and the Levites for the Passover. 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