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 \v 34 Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away to Egypt, and Jehoahaz died there.
-\v 35 Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh. He taxed the land to pay the money, in order to obey Pharaoh's order. He forced each man among the people of the land to pay the silver and the gold in order to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
+\v 35 Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh. In order to meet the demand of Pharaoh, Jehoikim taxed the land and he forced each man among the people of the land to pay him the silver and gold according to their assessments.
 
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