Necho

Necho II (ruled 610/9-595 B.C.), king of Egypt in the 26th Dynasty, son of Psammetichus. In 609 B.C. he led his army to help the disintegrating Assyrian army in Haran (II Kgs 23:29). King Josiah tried to stop the Egyptians at Megiddo and was killed in the battle. Necho II continued northward to Haran; later, on his way back to Egypt, he stopped in Judah to depose Jehoahaz who had become king after Josiah's death. Necho replaced him with Eliakim, whose name was changed to Jehoiakim and who became a vassal ruler (II Kgs 23:33-34; II Chr 36:4). Necho II spent most of his reign fighting against the Babylonians. Battles took place in Haran, in the Euphrates are in Carchemish, in Hamath and in the south, close to the Egyptian borders. Necho II lost his domains in Syria, Israel and the coast to the Babylonians. However, he kept his throne in Egypt, as the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, never succeeded in crossing the Egyptian borders. The last battle between Necho and Nebuchadnezzar (Jet 46:2) took place in 601/600, after which the former concentrated mainly on internal affairs.

Necho was the name of two Pharaohs of Egypt during the 26th Saite Dynasty. They were:

• Necho I (672-664 BC)
• Necho II (610-595 BC)

• Necho is a crater on the Moon.

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