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Necho

(lame). (2 Chronicles 35:20,22; 36:4) [PHARAOH-NECHO]

In the Bible

3

Verses where Necho is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 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.

Scripture on Necho

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Entries that reference Necho

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Necho references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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