carried away: Heb. carried captive, Job 5:3-4
his sons also: 2 Chronicles 22:1, 2 Chronicles 24:7
Jehoahaz: 2 Chronicles 22:1, Ahaziah, 2 Chronicles 22:6, Azariah
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2 Chronicles 21:17
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