Verse 29

In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went out against him; and he was killed at Megiddo when he had seen him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria ved Eufratelven. Kong Josjia dro ut for å møte ham, men Neko drepte ham ved Megiddo da han så ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  I hans dager dro farao Necho, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria til elven Eufrat. Kong Josjia dro mot ham, men ble drept i Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Norsk King James

  I hans dager dro farao Necho, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria til elven Eufrat: og kong Josjia dro imot ham; og han drepte ham i Megiddo, da han så ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria ved elven Eufrat, og kong Josia dro for å møte ham, men han ble drept i Megiddo da han så ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot assyrerkongen ved Eufrat-elven. Kong Josia dro ut mot ham, men ble drept ved Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  I hans dager dro Farao Neko, Egypterkongen, opp mot den Assyriske kongen ved Eufrat-elven, og kong Josjia dro mot ham; men han drepte ham i Megiddo da han traff ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I hans tid dro Farao Nekho, kongen i Egypt, mot Assyriens konge helt til Eufrat, og kong Josia dro etter ham; han drepte ham ved Megiddo da de møttes.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  I hans dager dro Farao Neko, Egypterkongen, opp mot den Assyriske kongen ved Eufrat-elven, og kong Josjia dro mot ham; men han drepte ham i Megiddo da han traff ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp til Assyrias konge ved Eufrat-elven. Kong Josia dro imot ham, men farao drepte ham ved Megiddo så snart de møttes.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  During his reign, Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to fight against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah marched out to meet him, but Necho killed him at Megiddo when they faced each other.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria til Eufratelven, og kong Josjia dro ut for å møte ham. Men farao Neko drepte ham i Megiddo, da han så ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I hans Dage drog Pharao-Necho, Kongen af Ægypten, op mod Kongen af Assyrien til den Flod Phrat, og Kong Josias drog hen for at møde ham; men han dræbte ham i Megiddo, der han havde seet ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In his days Pharaoh-nechoh 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot Assyrias konge ved Eufrat-elven. Kong Josjia gikk ut imot ham, og han ble drept i Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  I hans tid dro farao Nekho, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria til elven Eufrat; og kong Josjia dro mot ham og ble drept i Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  I hans dager gikk farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, mot Assyrias konge ved elven Eufrat, og kong Josjia dro ut for å møte ham. Men siden han så ham, drepte han ham i Megiddo.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  I hans dager dro Farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, opp mot kongen av Assyria til Eufrat-elven. Kong Josjia dro mot ham, men Farao Neko drepte ham i Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I hans dager dro farao Neko, kongen av Egypt, mot kongen av Assyria til Eufrat; og kong Josjia dro ut mot ham, men ble drept i Megiddo da han møtte ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In his tyme wete Pharao Necho ye kynge of Egipte vp agaynst the kynge of Assyria by the water Euphrates. But kynge Iosias wente agaynst him, and dyed at Megiddo, wha he had sene him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In his dayes Pharaoh Nechoh King of Egypt went vp against the King of Asshur to the riuer Perath; King Iosiah went against him, whome when Pharaoh sawe, he slewe him at Megiddo.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In his dayes Pharao Necho king of Egypt went vp against the king of Assyria to the riuer of Euphrates: And king Iosia went against him, and was slaine of him at Megiddo when he had seene him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh Necoh] killed him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In his days hath Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt come up against the king of Asshur, by the river Phrat, and king Josiah goeth out to meet him, and he putteth him to death in Megiddo, when he seeth him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh-necoh] slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In his days, Pharaoh-necoh, king of Egypt, sent his armies against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and King Josiah went out against him; and he put him to death at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh Necoh] killed him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  During Josiah’s reign Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt marched toward the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to fight him, but Necho killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 46:2 : 2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
• Zech 12:11 : 11 In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
• 2 Chr 35:20-24 : 20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, 'What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I do not come against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. For God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from interfering with God, who is with me, so that He does not destroy you.' 22 Nevertheless, Josiah would not turn his face from him but disguised himself so that he might fight with him and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 23 And the archers shot at king Josiah, and the king said to his servants, 'Take me away, for I am severely wounded.' 24 His servants, therefore, took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died and was buried in one of the sepulchers of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
• Judg 5:19 : 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
• 1 Kgs 4:12 : 12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him belonged Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even to the place beyond Jokneam;
• 2 Kgs 9:27 : 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and said, Strike him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.
• 2 Kgs 14:8 : 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us meet face to face.
• 2 Kgs 14:11 : 11 But Amaziah would not listen. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah met face to face at Bethshemesh, which belongs to Judah.
• 2 Kgs 22:20 : 20 Behold therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered into your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
• 2 Kgs 23:33-35 : 33 And Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and imposed on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 And Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim, the son of Josiah, king in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho.
• 2 Kgs 24:7 : 7 And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had taken from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates all that belonged to the king of Egypt.
• Eccl 8:14 : 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth: there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
• Eccl 9:1-2 : 1 For all this I considered in my heart, even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. No one knows either love or hatred by all that is before them. 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sacrifices, and to him that does not sacrifice; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he who swears, as he who fears an oath.
• Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
• Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
• Rev 16:16 : 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
• Josh 17:11 : 11 Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three regions.
• Judg 1:27 : 27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.