Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Kings 23:29

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am 3394, bc 610 Pharaohnechoh: Pharaoh-nechoh, called Νεκως, Necos, the son of Psammiticus, by Herodotus, was now was now marching "to make war upon the Medes and Babylonians, who had dissolved the Assyrian empire," the king of the latter being the famous Nabopollasar, who had also become king of Assyria. Kg2 23:33, Kg2 23:34, Kg2 23:35; Ch2 35:20-24; Jer 46:2 Euphrates: Kg2 24:7; Ch2 35:20; Jer 46:2 Josiah went: Ch2 35:20-23 slew him: Kg2 22:20; Ecc 8:14, Ecc 9:1, Ecc 9:2; Isa 57:1, Isa 57:2; Rom 11:33 Megiddo: Megiddo, called Μαγδολον, Magdolum, by Herodotus, was situated in the tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, in the valley of Jezreel, and not far fron Hadad-Rimmon, or Maximianopolis. This shews that Josiah reigned over the country formerly possessed by the ten tribes; and it is also probable, that Nechoh had landed his troops at or near Cesarea of Palestine. Kg2 9:27; Jos 17:11; Jdg 1:27, Jdg 5:19; Kg1 4:12; Zac 12:11, Megiddon, Rev 16:16, Armageddon he had seen him: Kg2 14:8, Kg2 14:11 4 Kings (2 Kings) 23:30

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