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Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt

2 Kings 23:29

Rembrandt, Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630 · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domainRembrandt, Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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2 Kings 23:29 (WEB)

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, but Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

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  • “And Josiah, a holy man, was slain by the king of Egypt on the plain of Megiddo.Joshua also, the son of Josedech and high-priest, although he was a type of our Saviour Who bore our…” — editor's note: 2 Kings xxiii. 29 sq. 2 Chron. xxxv. 20 sq.

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  • “Yet he was slain by the sword of the Egyptians.” — editor's note: 2 Kings xxiii. 29.

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  • “Next passing over the sands of Tyre on which Paul had once knelt she came to Acco or, as it is now called, Ptolemais, rode over the plains of Megiddo which had once witnessed the slaying of Josiah, and entered the land of the Philistines.” — editor's note: 2 Kings xxiii. 29.

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