Megiddo — Bible place

Place of troops, originally one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:21), belonged to the tribe of Manasseh (Judg. 1:27), but does not seem to have been fully occupied by the Israelites till the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:12; 9:15).

The valley or plain of Megiddo was part of the plain of Esdraelon, the great battle-field of Palestine. It was here Barak gained a notable victory over Jabin, the king of Hazor, whose general, Sisera, led on the hostile army. Barak rallied the warriors of the northern tribes, and under the encouragement of Deborah (q.v.), the prophetess, attacked the Canaanites in the great plain. The army of Sisera was thrown into complete confusion, and was engulfed in the waters of the Kishon, which had risen and overflowed its banks (Judg. 4:5).

Many years after this (B.C. 610), Pharaohnecho II., on his march against the king of Assyria, passed through the plains of Philistia and Sharon; and King Josiah, attempting to bar his progress in the plain of Megiddo, was defeated by the Egyptians. He was wounded in battle, and died as they bore him away in his chariot towards Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:29; 2 Chr. 35:22-24), and all Israel mourned for him. So general and bitter was this mourning that it became a proverb, to which Zechariah (12:11, 12) alludes. Megiddo has been identified with the modern el-Lejjun, at the head of the Kishon, under the north-eastern brow of Carmel, on the south-western edge of the plain of Esdraelon, and 9 miles west of Jezreel. Others identify it with Mujedd’a, 4 miles south-west of Bethshean, but the question of its site is still undetermined.

Recorded scripture occurrences (12)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 12:21

OET-RV JOS 12:21

21 the king of Ta’anak, the king of Megidon,

OET-LV JOS 12:21

21 The _king _of Taˊₐnāk one the _king _of Məgiddōn one.

Show passage in OET: JOS 17:11

OET-RV JOS 17:11

11 Menasheh was allocated cities inside both Yisakar’s and Asher’s territories: Beyt -Shean, Yivleam, Dor, Eyn-Dor, Ta’anak, and Megidon along with their surrounding towns.

OET-LV JOS 17:11

11 And_he/it _was to_Mənashsheh in_Yissāskār and_in_ʼĀshēr Bēyt Shan and_her/its_daughters and_Yiⱱləˊām/(Ibleam) and_her/its_daughters and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Dōr and_her/its_daughters and_the _inhabitants _of Endor and_daughters _of_its and_the _inhabitants _of Taˊₐnāk and_daughters _of_its and_the _inhabitants _of Məgiddōn and_her/its_daughters the _three _of (the)_Napheth.

Show passage in OET: JDG 1:27

OET-RV JDG 1:27

27 However Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) descendants didn’t drive out those living in Beyt -Shean, Ta’anak, Dor, Yivleam, or Megidon, because the Kena’anim (Canaanites) were determined to keep living there.

OET-LV JDG 1:27

27 And_not Mənashsheh it _took _possession _of DOM Bēyt Shan and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM Taˊₐnāk and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of of _Dōr and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Yiⱱləˊām/(Ibleam) and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Məgiddōn and_DOM daughters _of_its and_ the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] _it _was _determined to_dwell on _the_earth (the)_this.

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