Jeremiah 46:2 — In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Bab… — CEV | maBible

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2 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia defeated King Neco of Egypt in a battle at the city of Carchemish near the Euphrates River. And here is what the Lord told me to say about the Egyptian army:

Notes and references

46.2-26 Is 19.1-25; Ez 29.1—32.32.
Jehoiakim: See the note at 1.3.
King Nebuchadnezzar: Ruled 605–562 b.c. At the time of the battle in 605 b.c., he was crown prince, but his father died a few months later, and he became king.
King Neco of Egypt: Neco II, ruled 609–594 b.c.

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