Verse 29

2 Kings 23:29

Young's Literal Translation

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29 In his days hath Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt come up against the king of Asshur, by the river Phrat, and king Josiah goeth out to meet him, and he putteth him to death in Megiddo, when he seeth him.

Original Language Text

hebrew

בְּ/יָמָ֡י/ו עָלָה֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֧ה מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרַ֛יִם עַל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר עַל נְהַר פְּרָ֑ת וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ לִ/קְרָאת֔/וֹ וַ/יְמִיתֵ֨/הוּ֙ בִּ/מְגִדּ֔וֹ כִּ/רְאֹת֖/וֹ אֹתֽ/וֹ

English Translation

In my days, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria by the Euphrates River, and King Josiah went to meet him and was killed at Megiddo when he saw him.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem, Focus ↗

2 and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Je... Focus ↗

3 And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah,... Focus ↗

4 And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keeper... Focus ↗

5 And he hath caused to cease the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah have appointed, (and they... Focus ↗

6 And he bringeth out the shrine from the house of Jehovah to the outside of Jerusalem, unto the brook... Focus ↗

7 And he breaketh down the houses of the whoremongers that [are] in the house of Jehovah, where the wo... Focus ↗

8 And he bringeth in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defileth the high places where th... Focus ↗

9 only, the priests of the high places come not up unto the altar of Jehovah in Jerusalem, but they ha... Focus ↗

10 And he hath defiled Topheth, that [is] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that no man doth cause... Focus ↗

11 And he causeth to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering i... Focus ↗

12 And the altars that [are] on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, that the kings of Judah made, and... Focus ↗

13 And the high places that [are] on the front of Jerusalem, that [are] on the right of the mount of co... Focus ↗

14 And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their p... Focus ↗

15 and also the altar that [is] in Beth-El, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat made, by which he... Focus ↗

16 And Josiah turneth, and seeth the graves that [are] there in the mount, and sendeth and taketh the b... Focus ↗

17 And he saith, 'What [is] this sign that I see?' and the men of the city say unto him, 'The grave of... Focus ↗

18 And he saith, 'Let him alone, let no man touch his bones;' and they let his bones escape, with the b... Focus ↗

19 And also all the houses of the high places that [are] in the cities of Samaria, that the kings of Is... Focus ↗

20 And he slayeth all the priests of the high places who [are] there by the altars, and burneth the bon... Focus ↗

21 And the king commandeth the whole of the people, saying, 'Make ye a passover to Jehovah your God (El... Focus ↗

22 Surely there hath not been made like this passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, ev... Focus ↗

23 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, hath this passover been made to Jehovah in Jerusalem. Focus ↗

24 And also, those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all t... Focus ↗

25 And like him there hath not been before him a king who turned back unto Jehovah with all his heart,... Focus ↗

26 Only, Jehovah hath not turned back from the fierceness of His great anger with which His anger burne... Focus ↗

27 and Jehovah saith, 'Also Judah I turn aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have r... Focus ↗

28 And the rest of the matters of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the... Focus ↗

29 In his days hath Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt come up against the king of Asshur, by the river Phrat...

30 And his servants cause him to ride dying from Megiddo, and bring him in to Jerusalem, and bury him i... Focus ↗

31 A son of twenty and three years [is] Jehoahaz in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in J... Focus ↗

32 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did, Focus ↗

33 and Pharaoh-Nechoh bindeth him in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and he... Focus ↗

34 And Pharaoh-Nechoh causeth Eliakim son of Josiah to reign instead of Josiah his father, and turneth... Focus ↗

35 And the silver and the gold hath Jehoiakim given to Pharaoh; only he valued the land to give the sil... Focus ↗

36 A son of twenty and five years [is] Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in J... Focus ↗

37 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did. Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 23 (37 verses)
Version: Young's Literal Translation

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