In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
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Interpretation
Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though your righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet your judgments are a great deep, unfathomable, and past finding out.
Glossary
- Josiah Person
- Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah ( 2 Kings 22:1 ; 2 Chr. 34:1 ). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23.
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Euphrates Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Euphrates River.
- Megiddo Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Megiddo.