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2 Chronicles 36:1

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Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, where the people made Jehoahaz king after Josiah’s death. Egypt soon intervened, while Babylon (Chaldea) later conquered Jerusalem and carried Judah into exile; Persia subsequently over

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2 Chronicles 36:1 mentions Babylon, Chaldea, Egypt, Jerusalem and Persia.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Jerusalem · Godot13

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