Pharaoh Necoh
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Named at 2 Kings 23:29, which says that in the days of Josiah (WEB “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.” At 23:31–33 Jehoahaz reigns three months in Jerusalem, and Pharaoh Necoh puts him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and puts the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. At 23:34 Pharaoh Necoh makes Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changes his name to Jehoiakim; at 23:35 Jehoiakim exacts the silver and the gold of the people of the land “to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.”
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- 2CH 35:20–22, engwebp
20After 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.
21But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? I come not against you today, but against the house with which I have war. God has commanded me to make haste. Beware that it is God who is with me, that he not destroy you.”
22Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn’t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
- 2CH 36:1–4, engwebp
1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
2Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
4The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
- 2KI 23:28–30, engwebp
28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
29In 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.
30His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
- 2KI 23:31–33, engwebp
31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.
33Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- 2KI 23:34–35, engwebp
34Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
35Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.
- JER 46:1–12, engwebp
1The LORD’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
2Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3“Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
4Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
5Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and are turned backward. Their mighty ones are beaten down, have fled in haste, and don’t look back. Terror is on every side,” says the LORD.
6“Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.
7“Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
8Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, ‘I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.’
9Go up, you horses! Rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
10For that day is of the Lord, GOD of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, GOD of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11Go up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt. You use many medicines in vain. There is no healing for you.
12The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they both fall together.”
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Took part in (5) — Pharaoh Necoh kills Josiah at Megiddo, and the people of the land anoint Jehoahaz and make him king, Jehoahaz reigns three months in Jerusalem, and Pharaoh Necoh puts him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, Pharaoh Necoh makes Eliakim king and changes his name to Jehoiakim, and takes Jehoahaz away to Egypt, Josiah rejects Neco’s message and fights in Megiddo Valley, Jehoahaz reigns and Neco installs and renames Eliakim as Jehoiakim
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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.
Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.
Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Pharaoh Necoh (person-pharaoh-neco) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/pharaoh-neco Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 23:29, which says that in the days of Josiah (WEB “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.” At 23:31–33 Jehoahaz reigns three months in Jerusalem, and Pharaoh Necoh puts him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and puts the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. At 23:34 Pharaoh Necoh makes Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changes his name to Jehoiakim; at 23:35 Jehoiakim exacts the silver and the gold of the people of the land “to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.” Cited evidence: 2CH 35:20–22, engwebp / 2CH 36:1–4, engwebp / 2KI 23:28–30, engwebp / 2KI 23:31–33, engwebp / 2KI 23:34–35, engwebp / JER 46:1–12, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.