2 KINGS 23:29 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
In his days Pharaoh Neco of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him; and Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo, when he saw him — Josiah's death occurs at Megiddo while attempting to block Pharaoh Neco's march northward toward Assyria. The phrase 'Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo' indicates that despite Josiah's military initiative, he was defeated and slain. The detail that Neco killed Josiah 'when he saw him' suggests direct confrontation. Josiah's death contradicts Huldah's promise that he would be gathered to his grave in peace (22:20), suggesting that the promise referred to exemption from witnessing exile, not exemption from violent death.
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