Biblica Passages Mentioning Megiddo *These passages were taken from http://www.bibarch.com/ArchaeologicalSites/Megiddo.htm
| Joshua killed the king of Megiddo during the Conquest (Joshua 12:7, 21). |
| The city of Megiddo was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 17:11; I Chronicles 7:29). |
| Deborah and Barak led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanite armies of Sisera by "the waters of Megiddo" (Judges 5:19-20). |
| Solomon made Megiddo one of his district capitals as well as one of his three main fortress cities (I Kings 4:12; 9:15). |
| King Josiah of Judah died in battle near Megiddo when he tried to thwart pharaoh Necho's attempt to succor the Assyrians at the Battle of Carchemish (II Kings 23:29-30; II Chronicles 35:20-24). |