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 | | The people raised him to the throne before his brother Eliakim or Jehoiakim, though the latter was the older (2 Kings 23:31,36, 2 Chronicles 36:1); perhaps on account of Jehoiakim's extravagance (Jeremiah 22:13,15). |
 | | Zedekiah (Mattaniah), uncle of Jeconiah, and brother of Jehoiakim and Jehoahaz, was last of all raised to the throne by Nebuchadnezzar. |
 | | Not only did Jehoiakim tax the people (2 Kings 23:35) for Pharaoh's tribute, but also took their forced labor, without pay, for building a splendid palace; in violation of Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14,15. |
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