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2 Kings 23:29
New English Translation
2 Kings 23:29
New English Translation
29 During Josiah’s reign[a] Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt marched toward[b] the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to fight him, but Necho[c] killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.
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- 2 Kings 23:29 tn Heb “In his days.”
- 2 Kings 23:29 tn Heb “went up to.” The idiom עַל…עָלָה (ʿalah…ʿal) can sometimes mean “go up against,” but here it refers to Necho’s attempt to aid the Assyrians in their struggle with the Babylonians.
- 2 Kings 23:29 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Necho) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 Kings 23:29
New International Version
2 Kings 23:29
New International Version
29 While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Necho(A) king of Egypt went up to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to meet him in battle, but Necho faced him and killed him at Megiddo.(B)
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