JEHOA HAZ, the younger, also called Shallurn, was king of Judith, and the son of Josiah. After tho death of his father In battle against Pharaoh-Necho, at Esdraelon, Jeboahas, at the age of twenty three, assumed the crown, to the prejudice of his elder brother, Eliakim. Necho, displeased with this assumption, "put him down in Jerusalem," fettered him, and scut him prisoner to Egypt, where he died, having reigned only throe months. He was eucceeded by Jehoiakins.
JEllUIAKISI, to which his name had been changed from Eliakim by Pharaoh-Necho as a mark of subjection, succeeded his brother in n.e. 609, and paid a hundred talent,' of silver and a talent of gold which Neolio had demanded as a punishment on the country for having chosen Jehoahaz. Jehoiakim was twenty-five when ho began to reign, and pursued the idolatrous courses of his prede mews, though eolemuly warned by the prophet Jeremiah, whom he persecuted, and would have put to death, but that lie had powerful protectors. In the first year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had con quered the Egyptians, and Jehoiakim had to transfer his allegiance to the Babylonians. In the fourth year Pharaoh-Neeho again tried his fortune against Nebuchadoezzar, but was thoroughly beaten at Carche wish. Jehoiakim, encouraged by the attempt of Necho, had with drawn from his allegiance to the Babylonians, but on the defeat of the Egyptians found himself exposed and defenceless to the anger of Nebuchadnezzar. The conqueror besieged Jerusalem, and took it,
bat behaved with extreme moderation. He allowed Jeholakim to retain the throne, but plundered the temple of all its golden orna ments, which he removed to Babylon, together with certain persons as hostages, among whom was the futuro prophet Daniel. This is usually taken as the commencement of the seventy years of Baby lonian captivity. Jehoiakim however continued his impious and tyrannical government, " filling Jerusalem with innocent blood," and slaying the prophet Urijah, who foretold the coming calamities of Judah and Jerusalem, and causing his body to be cast into the graves of the common people. Jehoiakiin reigned altogether eleven years, when, for somo offence, Nebuchadnezzar again attacked him, and "bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon ;" but it is supposed that ho died in Jerusalem before this could be carried into effect, and that, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, he was " buried with the burial of an ass, drawu and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem." He was succeeded by Jehoiakin.