person · P0414

Yehoachaz of Yehudah יהואחז

Son of Yoshiyahu, anointed by the people of the land after Megiddo and king for three months. Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Rivlah, laid tribute on the land, and carried him to Egypt, where he died — the first king of Yehudah to die in exile.

I. Who

Hebrew
יהואחז
Also known as
Jehoahaz of Judah, Shallum ben Yoshiyahu
Era
bible
Parents
Yoshiyahu

II. When

Traditional
c. 3293–3316 AM (reigned three months in 3316; twenty-three at accession; died in Egypt)
Academic
reigned 609 BCE
Lifespan (traditional)
≈23 years
Precision
approximate

III. Where

Places
Jerusalem

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
Yehoachaz was twenty-three years old at accession and reigned three months in Jerusalem; Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Rivlah, made Elyakim his brother king in his place, and took Yehoachaz to Egypt, where he died.
Directly stated in the cited source.
biblical ★★★★★
The placement (reigned three months in 3316 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the regnal years stated in Kings are chained backward from the First Temple's destruction in 3338 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero — the same rule that yields Chizkiyahu 3199–3228. The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
tradition reconstruction ★★☆☆☆