- Megiddo:
- "In the kingdom of Samaria." "In his daysª Pharaohnechohª kingª of Egyptª went upª° against¹ the kingª of Assyriaª to¹ the riverª Euphrates:ª and kingª Josiahª went²°¹ against²°¹ him; and he slewª° him at Megiddo,ª when he had seenª° him. ... And his servantsª carried¹ him in a chariot²° deadª° from Megiddo,ª¹ and broughtª° him to Jerusalem,ª and buriedª° him in his own sepulchre.ª And the peopleª of the landª tookª°¹ Jehoahazª the sonª of Josiah,ª and anointedª° him, and made him kingª°¹ in his father's² stead.¹¹" {2Kg 23:29-30} + "Neither¹ did Manassehª drive outª°¹ [the inhabitants of] Bethsheanª and her towns,ª nor Taanachª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Dorª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Ibleamª and her towns,ª nor the inhabitantsª° of Megiddoª and her towns:ª but the Canaanitesª wouldª° dwellª° in that¹ land.ª" {Jdg 1:27} + "The kingsª cameª° [and] fought,ª° then¹ foughtª° the kingsª of Canaanª in Taanachª by¹ the watersª of Megiddo;ª they tookª° no¹ gain²¹ of money.ª" {Jdg 5:19} + "Baanaª the sonª of Ahilud;ª [to him pertained] Taanachª and Megiddo,ª and all¹ Bethshean,ª which¹ [is] byª Zartanahª beneath¹¹ Jezreel,ª from Bethsheanª¹ to¹ Abelmeholah,ª [even] unto¹ [the place that is] beyondª¹ Jokneam:ª" {1Kg 4:12} + "And he soughtª°¹ Ahaziah:ª and they caughtª° him, (for he¹ was hidª° in Samaria,)ª and broughtª° him to¹ Jehu:ª and when they had slainª° him, they buriedª° him: Because,¹ saidª° they, he¹ [is] the sonª of Jehoshaphat,ª who¹ soughtª°¹ the LORDª with all¹ his heart.ª So the houseª of Ahaziahª had no¹ powerª to keep²° still¹ the kingdom.ª" {2Ch 22:9}
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