- Pharaoh's:
- This was Pharaoh Hophra, or Apries, as he is called by Herodotus, who succeeded his father Psammis on the throne of Egypt, am 3410, bc 594, and reigned twenty-five years. Having entered into a confederacy with Zedekiah ("But he rebelledª° against him in sendingª° his ambassadorsª into Egypt,ª that they might giveª° him horsesª and muchª people.ª Shall he prosper?ª° shall he escapeª° that doethª° such¹ [things]? or shall he breakª° the covenant,ª and be delivered?ª°" {Ezk 17:15}), he marched out of Egypt with a great army to his relief; which caused Nebuchadnezzar to raise the siege of Jerusalem to meet him; during which period the transactions detailed here took place. "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Thus¹ shall ye sayª° to¹ the kingª of Judah,ª that sentª° you unto¹ me to enquireª° of me; Behold,¹ Pharaoh'sª army,ª which is come forthª° to helpª you, shall returnª° to Egyptª into their own land.ª" {Jer 37:7} + "And the kingª of Egyptª cameª° not¹ againª° any more¹ out of his land:ª¹ for¹ the kingª of Babylonª had takenª° from the river²¹¹ of Egyptª unto¹ the river²¹¹ Euphratesª all¹ that¹ pertained¹ to the kingª of Egypt.ª" {2Kg 24:7} + "But he rebelledª° against him in sendingª° his ambassadorsª into Egypt,ª that they might giveª° him horsesª and muchª people.ª Shall he prosper?ª° shall he escapeª° that doethª° such¹ [things]? or shall he breakª° the covenant,ª and be delivered?ª°" {Ezk 17:15}
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