2 Kings 23:33
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Note 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver.
Note A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.
And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
Note that…: or, because he reigned
Note put the…: Heb. set a fine upon the land
Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Note A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- put him
- 2 Chronicles 36:3, 4; Ezekiel 19:3, 4
- Riblah
- Theodoret (in Jer ch. 46,) expressly affirms that Riblah or Reblatha was in his time called Emesa. [Kome de estin he Reblatha tes nun kaloumenes Emeses.] Emesa was a city of Syria, situated on the Orontes, and, according to the Antonine Itinerary, 18 miles from Laodicea ad Libanum. It is now called Homs, or Hems, about eight hours, or twenty-four miles S.E. of Hamah or Hamath, in the road to Damascus. The present town only occupies about one quarter of the space contained within the ancient walls, which apparently date from the time of the Saracens. Here is nothing remarkable, except a Roman sepulchre, and a large castle in ruins.
- 2 Kings 25:6; Numbers 34:11; Jeremiah 39:5, 6; Jeremiah 52:9, 10, 26, 27
- Hamath
- Numbers 13:21; 1 Kings 8:65
- that he might not reign
- or, because he reigned. put, etc. Heb. set a mulct upon the land.
- 2 Kings 18:14; Exodus 21:22; 2 Chronicles 36:3; Proverbs 19:19