2Ki 23:35 | HCSB | STEP | So Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh , but at Pharaoh’s command he taxed the land to give the money . He exacted the silver and the gold from the common people , each man according to his assessment , to give it to Pharaoh Neco .

‏ 2 Kings 23:35

35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but at Pharaoh’s command he taxed the land to give the money. He exacted the silver and the gold from the common people, ^{▼▼Lit the people of the land} each man according to his assessment, ^b to give it to Pharaoh Neco.