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Person

Pharaoh-nechoh

Also called Necho

Mentioned in 7 verses across 2 books, first in 2 Kings 23:29. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 7 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Kings

  • 2 Kings 23:29

    At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

  • 2 Kings 23:33

    And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

  • 2 Kings 23:34

    Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.

  • 2 Kings 23:35

    So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 35:20

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:22

    Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:4

    Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.

Events

Events the dataset lists Pharaoh-nechoh as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 609 BC
    Death of Josiah2 Kings 23:29 · at Megiddo

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