2 Kings 23:33 KJV
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
Words Then and Now
- tribute a tax Still heard today: a tributary, a stream that pays its water into a river Webster’s 1828 · Tribute
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Difficult Passages
- Who succeeded Josiah, Jehoahaz or Shallum?Jehoahaz and Shallum are one man, Josiah’s son who reigned three months and died captive in Egypt.
Matthew Henry
- Wicked reigns of Jehoahaz and JehoiakimAfter Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers,...
Thompson Chains
- Evildoers (2)Link 10 of 11 · next 2 Kings 24:9
- In God's SightLink 9 of 10 · next 2 Kings 24:9
- TributeSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 17:11 · 4 links
- Talents (2)Link 5 of 12 · next 1 Chronicles 19:6
- RiblahStarts here · next Jeremiah 39:5 · 3 links
Cross References
- 1 Kings 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
- 2 Kings 25:6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
- Jeremiah 39:5–6 But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. …
- Jeremiah 52:9–10 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. …
- Jeremiah 52:26–27 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. …
- Exodus 21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
- Numbers 13:21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
- Numbers 34:11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
- 2 Kings 18:14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
- 2 Kings 23:29 In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
- 2 Chronicles 36:3–4 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. …
- Proverbs 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
- Ezekiel 19:3–4 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. …
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Topics
- Egyptians Under Pharaoh-necho
- Influence Josiah
- Israel, prophecies concerning Josiah is succeeded by Jehoahaz, who reigned for three months, was dethroned by the king of Egypt, and the land was put under taxation
- Jehoahaz Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, invades the kingdom of, defeats him, and takes him away captive to Egypt
- Pharaoh 8. Pharaoh-necho .His invasion of Assyria, Josiah’s death
- Religion Josiah
- Revivals Josiah
- Riblah King Jehoahaz overthrown in, by Pharaoh
- Rulers Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
- Zeal, religious Josiah
Kings of Israel & Judah
- JehoahazKing of Judah · 610 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible641–599 BC · Josiah, Jehoahaz, and Jehoiakim reign in Judah
Places
- RiblahTown · today Rableh · Location well established
- HamathTown · today Hama · Location well established
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 23 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- RiblahFruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the...
- HamathFortress, the capital of one of the kingdoms of Upper Syria of the same name, on the Orontes, in the valley of Lebanon, at the northern...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Pharaohnechoh פַרְעֹה parʿô פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה Proper name נְכֹה nĕkô פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה Proper name
- put him in bands וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ wayyaʾasrēhû אָסַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- at Riblah בְרִבְלָה bĕriblâ רִבְלָה Proper name · with preposition
- in the land בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Hamath חֲמָת ḥămāt חֲמָת Proper name
- that he might not reign מִמְּלֹךְ mimmĕlōk מָלַךְ Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
- and put וַיִּתֶּן wayyitten נָתַן Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the land עַל ʿal Preposition הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- to a tribute עֹנֶשׁ ʿōneš עֹנֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular
- of an hundred מֵאָה mēʾâ מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine singular
- talents כִכַּר kikkar כִּכָּר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- of silver כֶּסֶף kesep כֶּסֶף Noun · masculine singular
- and a talent וְכִכַּר wĕkikkar כִּכָּר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and
- of gold זָהָב zāhāb זָהָב Noun · masculine singular
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