2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him, but Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.This verse in the real world
In what words
- פַּרְעֹה נְכֹהParʻôh NᵉkôhParoh-Nekoh (or -Neko), an Egyptian king
- מְגִדּוֹןMᵉgiddôwnMegiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine
- פְּרָתPᵉrâthPerath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
- יֹאשִׁיָּהYôʼshîyâhJoshijah, the name of two Israelites
- נָהָרnâhâra stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosper
- קִרְאָהqirʼâhan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
- אַשּׁוּרʼAshshûwrAshshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.
- מִצְרַיִםMitsrayimMitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Megiddo's gates and stablesDisputedMegiddo, Hazor and Gezer all carry monumental gates and fortifications from the early Iron Age.
Cross-references
Jer 46:2, 2Ch 35:20–24, Zec 12:11, Jdg 5:19, 2Ki 14:8, Jos 17:11, 2Ki 23:33–35, Rev 16:16