And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
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Gill's Exposition
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. Amon and Manasseh; see Kg2 23:32.
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Adam Clarke
Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold - Nechoh had placed him there as viceroy, simply to raise and collect his taxes.
Every one according to his taxation - That is, each was assessed in proportion…
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Cambridge Bible
he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land The king did not undertake to pay, as had been done aforetime (cf. 2Ki 16:8; 2Ki 18:15) this tax out of any treasures in the house of the…