Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 36:1

"Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father`s stead in Jerusalem." — 2 Chronicles 36:1 (ASV)

THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ (2 Chronicles 36:1–4). (Compare to 2 Kings 23:30–35; 2 Kings 3:0).

Then. — And.

The people of the land took Jehoahaz. —Compare to 2 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Chronicles 33:25. Jehoahaz or Shallum was not the firstborn (1 Chronicles 3:15). See Notes on 2 Kings 23:30, with which this verse agrees.