2 Kings 23:29

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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.At the end of 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.

In other translations

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.At the end of 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.

Hebrew words

בְּיָמָיוbeyamavin days hisH3117עָלָה'alahhe went upH5927פַרְעֹהfar'ohPharaohH6547נְכֹהnekhohNechoH5224מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714עַל־'al-onH5921מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804עַל־'al-toH5921נְהַר־nehar-[the] river ofH5104פְּרָתperatEuphratesH6578וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428יֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahuJosiahH2977לִקְרָאתוֹlikratoto meet himH7122וַיְמִיתֵהוּvaymitehuand he killed himH4191בִּמְגִדּוֹbimgidoat MegiddoH4023כִּרְאֹתוֹkir'otowhen saw heH7200אֹתוֹ׃'oto<obj.> himH853

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Josiah, Neco

Places: Assyria, Egypt, Euphrates, Megiddo

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