OET interlinear 2 KI 23:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יָמָ֡י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: in,days_of,his went_up Parˊoh Nəkoh king Miʦrayim/(Egypt) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in king ʼAshshūr on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in river_of Pərāt and=he/it_went the=king Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) to,meet,him and,he,killed_him at,Megiddo just,as,he_saw DOM=him/it )

See how you translated the similar expression in 8:20. Alternate translation: [During his reign]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠קְרָאת֔⁠וֹ

to,meet,him

In this context, the word meet has the sense of “oppose.” Josiah was not coming to greet or support Neco but to fight him in order to keep him from marching his army through Judean territory. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [to oppose him]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יְמִיתֵ֨⁠הוּ֙

and,he,killed_him

The pronoun he refers to Neco, while the pronoun him refers to Josiah. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [but Neco killed Josiah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כִּ⁠רְאֹת֖⁠וֹ אֹתֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: in,days_of,his went_up Parˊoh Nəkoh king Miʦrayim/(Egypt) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in king ʼAshshūr on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in river_of Pərāt and=he/it_went the=king Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) to,meet,him and,he,killed_him at,Megiddo just,as,he_saw DOM=him/it )

In this context, the word saw has the sense of “encounter.” Josiah and Neco did not have a face-to-face meeting at or after which Neco killed Josiah. When their armies fought, Josiah was killed in the battle. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [when he encountered him]