2 Kings 23:29

Translations

Modern

During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

Traditional

In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

Literal

In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went on account of the king of Assyria to the River Euphrates, and King Josiah went against him. And he killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

Latin

In diebus ejus ascendit Pharao Nechao rex Ægypti contra regem Assyriorum ad flumen Euphraten, et abiit Josias rex in occursum ejus: et occisus est in Mageddo cum vidisset eum.

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During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

Notes

2 Kings 23:29

In 609 BC, Pharaoh Neco was heading to the Euphrates River to assist the Assyrian king against the Babylonians at Haran. Josiah confronted him at Megiddo.

After Assyrian king Ashurbanipal died in 626 BC, Assyrian cities began falling to Nabopolassar, the king of the growing Neo-Babylonian empire.

Nabopolassar captured Nineveh, Assyria's capital, in 612 BC. The Assyrian forces retreated to Haran, where the Babylonians defeated them in 609 BC.

Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon later defeated the remaining Assyrians at Carchemish in 605 BC, the same year he first invaded Judah (see 2 Kings 24:1).

2 Kings 23:28–30

The end of Josiah's reign includes a historical note about his death by Pharaoh Neco (see also 2 Chronicles 35:20–25).

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah The Collapse of Culture

Events

Reign of Josiahc. 641 BC
Death of Josiahc. 609 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 46:2
…concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
2 Chronicles 35:20–24
After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
Judges 5:19
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
Zechariah 12:11
On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
2 Kings 23:33–35
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Joshua 17:11
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
2 Kings 9:27
When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.
Ecclesiastes 9:1–2
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
Judges 1:27
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
Revelation 16:16
And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
2 Kings 22:20
‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 35:20–24

People

Josiah: King of Judah known for his religious reforms Neco: Egyptian Pharaoh during the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land Megiddo: A strategic city in the Jezreel Valley

Glossary

Armageddon Assyria, Assyrians Egypt, Egyptian Ezekiel, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Kohath, Kohathites Megiddo, Megiddon Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Neco, Pharaoh Necho, Pharaoh Nechoh, Pharaoh Necoh

Topics

Assyria: Invaded by Pharaoh-Necho Egypt: The Armies of Invaded Assyria and Killed Josiah Who Assisted It Egyptians: Invade the Land of Israel: Under Pharaoh-Necho Josiah: King of Judah: Killed in Battle with Pharaoh-Necho Megiddo: Josiah Killed At, by Pharaoh-Nechoh Pharaoh: Pharaoh-Necho: His Invasion of Assyria, Josiah's Death Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon The Euphrates: Assyria Bounded By

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