Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and they appointed him king in place of his father, in Jerusalem
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King James Version
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.English Standard Version
The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.New International Version
And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.