After all this, when Josi´ah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Car´chemish by Euphra´tes: and Josi´ah went out against him.
Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manas´seh had provoked him withal.
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennach´erib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.