During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
Jeremiah 22:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For this is what the Lord says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in place of his father Josiah, and who has left this place: ‘He will never return here again, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father and who went forth out of this place: [Shallum] shall not return here any more; American Standard Version (1901) For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more; Common English Bible This is what the LORD says about Shallum son of Judah’s King Josiah, who succeeded his father Josiah as king but who is now gone from this place: He will never return! Catholic Public Domain Version For thus says the Lord to Shallum, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, who reigned in place of his father, who has departed from this place: He will not return here again. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias, the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more. |
During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
From Megiddo his servants carried his dead body in a chariot, brought him into Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the common people took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.
Josiah’s sons: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second, Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.
So some men who were leaders of the Ephraimites #– #Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai #– #stood in opposition to those coming from the war.
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went to the prophetess Huldah, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District. They spoke with her about this.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.