39- The Plain of Megiddo

from Books of Kings · host Ian Huyett and Caleb Kramer

The Assyrian Empire is reduced to a rump state in Anatolia. Seeing an opportunity to return to its former glory, Egypt launches a lightning mission to rescue Assyria. In a move that has mystified biblical commentators, Josiah of Judah—despite having seemingly no stake in the fight—ambushes and attacks the Egyptian forces at Megiddo. The event proves to be Josiah's Waterloo, making the word "Megiddo" a byword for disaster. What was Josiah thinking?

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