Toward the end of his rule, he learns that Pharaoh Necho plans to pass through Judah on his way to intercept the armies of Babylon and thus help Assyria’s king at Carchemish on the Euphrates River.
Valitsusaja lõpus saab ta teada, et vaarao Neko kavatseb minna läbi Juuda, et takistada Babüloonia vägesid ja aidata sellega Assüüria kuningat Eufrati jõe lähistel Karkemises.