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* In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor , who reigned in Nineve , the great city ; in the days of Arphaxad , which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane , * And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long , and made the height of the wall seventy cubits , and the breadth thereof fifty cubits : * And set the towers thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high , and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits : * And he made the gates thereof , even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits , and the breadth of them was forty cubits , for the going forth of his mighty armies , and for the setting in array of his footmen : * Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain , which is the plain in the borders of Ragau . * And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country , and all that dwelt by Euphrates , and Tigris and Hydaspes , and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans , and very many nations of the sons of Chelod , assembled themselves to the battle . * Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia , and to all that dwelt westward , and to those that dwelt in Cilicia , and Damascus , and Libanus , and Antilibanus , and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast , * And to those among the nations that were of Carmel , and Galaad , and the higher Galilee , and the great plain of Esdrelom , * And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof , and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem , and Betane , and Chelus , and Kades , and the river of Egypt , and Taphnes , and Ramesse , and all the land of Gesem , * Until ye come beyond Tanis and Memphis , and to all the inhabitants of Egypt , until ye come to the borders of Ethiopia . * But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians , neither went they with him to the battle ; for they were not afraid of him : yea , he was before them as one man , and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect , and with disgrace . * Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country , and sware by his throne and kingdom , that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia , and Damascus , and Syria , and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and all Judea , and all that were in Egypt , till ye come to the borders of the two seas . * Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad in the seventeenth year , and he prevailed in his battle : for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad , and all his horsemen , and all his chariots , * And became lord of his cities , and came unto Ecbatane , and took the towers , and spoiled the streets thereof , and turned the beauty thereof into shame . * He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau , and smote him through with his darts , and destroyed him utterly that day . * So he returned afterward to Nineve , both he and all his company of sundry nations being a very great multitude of men of war , and there he took his ease , and banqueted , both he and his army , an hundred and twenty days .

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