KJV King James Version
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
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2 Chronicles 35:20
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
WEB World English Bible
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
ASV American Standard Version
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
After all this, when Josiah hath prepared the house, come up hath Necho king of Egypt, to fight against Carchemish by Phrat, and Josiah goeth forth to meet him;
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 35
17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [I come] not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with] God, who [is] with me, that he destroy thee not.
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
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אַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterכָל־H3605 · kolallזֹ֗אתH2063 · zotthisאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichהֵכִ֤יןH3559 · kunto establish: prepareיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙H2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַבַּ֔יִתH1004 · betplaceעָלָ֞הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseנְכ֧וֹH5224 · ne.khoNecoמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingמִצְרַ֛יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptלְהִלָּחֵ֥םH3898 · la.chamto fightבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁH3751 · kar.ke.mishCarchemishעַל־H5921 · aluponפְּרָ֑תH6578 · pe.ratEuphratesוַיֵּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלִקְרָאת֖וֹH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃H2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiah
Cross-references
2 Kings 23:29-30In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.Isaiah 10:9[Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus?Jeremiah 46:2-12Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
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