II Kings 23:31-34 – Jehoiakim, brother of Jehoahaz, and son of Josiah, was made king after Jehoahaz (Shallum) was removed by Pharaoh-nechoh.

II Kings 23:36-37 states, "Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done." See Schedule # 4 for information on the family of Jehoiakim.

Jehoiakim was removed from the genealogy of Christ as given in Matthew 1. See Note # 25. Some of the evil things Jehoiakim did are:

Jeremiah 36 – When Jeremiah was instructed by God to write in a book all the prophecies against Israel in an attempt to turn Israel back to God, Jeremiah obeyed, but Jehoiakim burnt the book in a fire. Jeremiah then wrote the book the second time, adding more words of condemnation to it. Some of the words of condemnation are recorded in Jeremiah 36:30-31, "Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. 31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not." This was not an idle threat. There is no Bible record this happened, but I personally believe it happened just exactly like God said it would.

The Bible gives the following references to Jehoiakim:

II Kings 23:34-37 – "And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh. 36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."