2 Kings 23:35

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 Pharaoh–nechoh.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 23:33 Historical context

2 Kings 23:33 records Pharaoh Necho imposing tribute on Judah — the very debt Jehoiakim taxes the land to pay in verse 35.

2 Kings 23:29 Historical context

2 Kings 23:29 records Pharaoh Neco's defeat of Josiah, which led to Jehoiakim's vassalage and the tribute exacted here.

In 2 Kings 15:20, Menahem similarly exacts silver from wealthy Israelites to pay Assyria — same pattern of tribute through oppressive taxation.

2 Chronicles 36:4 gives the parallel account of Pharaoh Neco making Eliakim (Jehoiakim) king and imposing tribute.

Jeremiah 22:13 Related theme

Jeremiah 22:13 pronounces woe on Jehoiakim for building his house by unrighteousness and withholding wages — condemning the unjust taxation seen here.