ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 23:29
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2 Kgs 23:29

23:29 Neco. This pharaoh ruled from 610–595 b.c.

to the king of Assyria. Babylon was now the most powerful nation in the Near East, and the Assyrian Empire was in decline. Neco was probably marching to aid the Assyrians against the resurgent Babylonians.