KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “After” | אַֽחֲרֵ֣י | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | After |
| “all” | כָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “this,” | זֹ֗את | This (often used adverb) | this |
| “when” | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | when |
| “Josiah” | יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ | Joshijah, the name of two Israelites | Josiah |
| “had prepared” | הֵכִ֤ין | Properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous) | prepared |
| “the temple,” | הַבַּ֔יִת | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | temple |
| “Necho” | נְכ֧וֹ | Neko, an Egyptian king | Necho |
| “king” | מֶֽלֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Egypt” | מִצְרַ֛יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “came up” | עָלָ֞ה | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | came up |
| “to fight” | לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם | To feed on; by implication, to battle (as destruction) | fight |
| “against Carchemish” | בְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ | Karkemish, a place in Syria | against Carchemish |
| “by” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | by |
| “Euphrates:” | פְּרָ֑ת | Perath (i.e., Euphrates), a river of the East | Euphrates |
| “and Josiah” | יֹֽאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ | Joshijah, the name of two Israelites | Josiah |
| “went out” | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | out |
| “against” | לִקְרָאת֖וֹ | An encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) | against |
| “him.” | לִקְרָאת֖וֹ | An encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) | him |
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18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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