Pharaoh-nechoh
Also called Necho
Mentioned in 609 BC traditional (Jones)
Mentioned in 7 verses, first in 2 Kings 23:29.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
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- 7 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Josiah, Jehoiakim, Jehoahaz, and Carchemish.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
1 event in which Pharaoh-nechoh takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 608 BCDeath of Josiah2 Kgs 23:29
Places
Places named in the same verses as Pharaoh-nechoh, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 634–584 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
Begat counts Pharaoh-nechoh in 7 tagged verses across 2 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Pharaoh-nechoh 0Necho 0 |
| KJV | Pharaoh-nechoh 0Necho 3 |
| ASV | Pharaoh-nechoh 0Necho 0 |
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Every verse
All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
2 Kings4 verses
- 23:29
During 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Chronicles3 verses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.