New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went to meet him, and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed him at Megiddo.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
In his days day Noun H3117 בְּיָמָ֡יו be·ya·mav
Pharaoh Neco an Eg. king Noun H6549 נְכֹ֧ה ne·choh
king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֛יִם mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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went to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עָלָה֩ a·lah
up to the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech
of Assyria the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֖וּר a·shur
Analysis:
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to the river a stream, river Noun H5104 נְהַר־ ne·har-
Euphrates. a river of W. Asia Noun H6578 פְּרָ֑ת pe·rat;
And King king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham·me·lech
Josiah "Yah supports," two Isr. Noun H2977 יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ yo·shi·ya·hu
went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
to meet to encounter, befall H7122    
him, and when [Pharaoh Neco] saw to see Verb H7200 כִּרְאֹתֹ֖ו kir·'o·tov
him he killed to die Verb H4191 וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ vay·mi·te·hu
him at Megiddo. a place in Manasseh Noun H4023 בִּמְגִדֹּ֔ו bim·gid·dov,
Analysis:
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Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Euphrates River

EUPHRATESu-fra'-tez (perath; Euphrates, "the good and abounding river"):The longest (1,780 miles) and most important stream of Western Asia, generally spoken of in the Old Testament as "the river" (Exodus 23:31 Deuteronomy 11:24).Its description naturally falls into 3 divisions-the upper, middle and lower. The upper division traverses the mountainous plateau... View Details

Megiddo

MEGIDDO; MEGIDDONme-gid'-o, me-gid'-on (meghiddo, meghiddon; Magiddo, Mageddon, Magdo): A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (Joshua 12:21). It lay within the territory of Issachar, but was one of the cities assigned to Manasseh (Joshua 17:11 1 Chronicles 7:29). Manasseh, however, was not able to expel the Canaanites, who the... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went to meet him, and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed him at Megiddo.
King James Bible In his days Pharaoh Neco Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up to against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Euphrates: and king Josiah went to meet him, against him; and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed slew him at Megiddo.Megiddo, when he had seen him.
Hebrew Greek English In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went to meet him, and when Pharaoh Neco saw him he killed him at Megiddo.