³ And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.

³¹ Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for three months; his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

³² He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done.

¹ Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

² Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.

⁶ And he went up and down among the lions and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.

²⁵ Her rulers in her are like a loud-voiced lion violently taking his food; they have made a meal of souls; they have taken wealth and valued property; they have made great the number of widows in her.