2 Kings 23:29
ContextNETBible | During Josiah’s reign Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt marched toward 1 the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to fight him, but Necho 2 killed him at Megiddo 3 when he saw him. |
XREF | Jos 17:11; Jud 1:27; Jud 5:19; 1Ki 4:12; 2Ki 9:27; 2Ki 14:8,11; 2Ki 22:20; 2Ki 23:33,34,35; 2Ki 24:7; 2Ch 35:20-24; 2Ch 35:20; 2Ch 35:20-23; Ec 8:14; Ec 9:1,2; Isa 57:1,2; Jer 46:2; Zec 12:11; Ro 11:33; Re 16:16 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “went up to.” The idiom עַל…עָלָה (’alah …’al) 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 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Necho) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 3 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1. |