2 Kings 23:36 - Exposition

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign— he was therefore two years older than his brother Jehoahaz (see the comment on 2 Kings 23:31 )— and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem —probably from B.C. 608 to B.C. 597—and his mother's name was Zebudah—he was, therefore, only half-brother to Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, whose mother was "Hamutal" (see 2 Kings 23:31 and 2 Kings 24:18 )— the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. "Rumah" is probably the same city as the "Arumah" of 9:41 , which was in the vicinity of Shechem.