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Neco

Pharaoh Neco II, the ruler of Egypt, opposed King Josiah of Judah, installed Jehoiakim as a vassal king, and was later defeated by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
MalePharaohEgyptDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament3 books12 verses

Summary

A Pharaoh of Egypt living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 23:29; referred to as Neco (נְכוֹ), Pharaoh/ Neco (פַּרְעֹה נְכוֹ, פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה), or Pharaoh (פַּרְעֹה).

Glossary entries

Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh Pharaoh Neco, Pharaoh Necho, Pharaoh Nechoh, Pharaoh Necoh Pharaoh

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 2 verses that refer to Neco without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 2 Kings 23:29נְכוֹ+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNeco; נְכֹה+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNecoh; פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה/נְכוֹ · PharaohNecoh
    During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
  2. 2 Kings 23:33נְכוֹ+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNeco; נְכֹה+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNecoh; פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה/נְכוֹ · PharaohNecoh
    And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
  3. 2 Kings 23:34נְכוֹ+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNeco; נְכֹה+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNecoh; פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה/נְכוֹ · PharaohNecoh
    Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
  4. 2 Kings 23:35פַּרְעֹה · Pharaoh; נְכוֹ+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNeco; נְכֹה+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNecoh; פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה/נְכוֹ · PharaohNecoh
    So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.
  5. 2 Chronicles 35:20נְכוֹ · Neco
    After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
  6. 2 Chronicles 35:21Referred to, not named
    But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
  7. 2 Chronicles 35:22נְכוֹ · Neco
    Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
  8. 2 Chronicles 36:4נְכוֹ · Neco
    Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
  9. Jeremiah 46:2נְכוֹ+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNeco; נְכֹה+H6547Q«H6547=פַּרְעֹה · PharaohNecoh; פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה/נְכוֹ · PharaohNecoh
    …concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
  10. Jeremiah 46:17פַּרְעֹה · Pharaoh
    There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
  11. Jeremiah 46:25פַּרְעֹה · Pharaoh
    The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
  12. Jeremiah 46:26Referred to, not named
    I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.